Summertime reading: Fresh Health Wonk Review & news on our radar

July 12th, 2018 by Julie Ferguson

Catch up with he latest news and thinking on health care policy issues – Peggy Salvatore has a fresh Health Wonk Review July 2018: Summer’s Coming Around Again edition posted at Health System Ed blog. Topics range from opioids and Purdue Pharma to high deductible plans and the cost of end-of-life care – grab a coffee and check it out!

A few other recent news items on our radar:

NCCI has issued a new a new Insights report on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Workers Compensation. Several states are currently exploring the issue of PTSD injury compensation – it comes up frequently for police, firefighters and other first responders.
Speaking of trauma, if PTSD is on your radar, the New York Times reviews various books on how people recover from trauma, including one by Elizabeth Smart. See Adversity Needn’t Thwart or Define You. Here’s How to Cope.

Work comp drug costs have dropped by over a billion dollars over the last eight years, largely driven by sharply lower opioid utilization. Learn more about this in the 15th annual Survey of Prescription Drug Management in Workers’ Comp via Joe Paduda, CompPharma.

A new Lockton study says that nearly 70% of denied workers’ comp claims are converted and those claims can cost up to 50% more.

Top causes of high-dollar workers’ comp claims. Safety National recently completed a review of its largest workers’ comp claims and uncovered certain trends employers should be aware of.

WCRI Study Compares Hospital Outpatient Payments Across 35 States

Florida’ Supreme Court in Workers’ Compensation – David Langham

12 fast-rising technologies to get ready for

Trump’s trade war has started. Who’s been helped and who’s been hurt?

The U.S. labor shortage is reaching a critical point

Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle For Workplace Safety: Short Stuff – Jordan Barab

Cyber-Risk Costs Resist Overall Trend – Businesses’ total cost of risk declined in 2017, but cyber insurance rose 33%.

Cancer prevalence among flight attendants compared to the general population

Who Will Be Sued When A Robot Causes Harm?

Bezos, Buffett, Dimon Name Dr. Atul Gawande CEO of New Healthcare Company

One Man and a Hand Truck

Fentanyls and the Safety of First Responders: Science and Recommendations

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