Tag: workers’ comp
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The Role of Packaging in Medical Non-Adherence
One of the biggest, but least talked about, problems of the medical industry is the issue of non-adherence to medicine, which, put simply, is the likeliness of patients to fail to use prescribed medicines in an appropriate way. This happens in many different ways – such as patients being unable to afford or buy prescribed…
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WILL NEW LEGISLATION PROTECT WORKERS WHO NEED HEALTHCARE BUT HAVE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS?
…..Have you ever tried to apply for health coverage only to find out you can’t afford it because of huge premium spikes linked to one or more pre-existing medical conditions? If so, then you may have experienced the same feelings of betrayal that many others have felt when turning to a healthcare system designed to…
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California DWC to be investigated for Malfeasance
\ …..The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), California State’s authority responsible for protecting workers that get injured at work, has been lined up for investigation regarding possible malfeasance that may have resulted in the deterioration of their workers’ compensation system. Assemblyman Rudy Salas (Bakersfield) has ordered the State auditor to mount an inspection after allegations…
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US PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCING LOWER CAREER SATISFACTION RATINGS DUE TO UNDESIRABLE LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE WORK
A recent study by the International Journal of Health Services suggests that the leading cause for low career satisfaction ratings for physicians in the US has nothing to do with the actual work of medical practitioners – but with the administrative work that comes with it. Furthermore, it seems to only be getting worse: The…
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5 TECH TRENDS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICINE IN 2020
…..Rapid technological development has changed the world more than ever over the last thirty years, and advancements only seem to be picking up steam. One of the biggest beneficiaries of tech development is the Medical industry, as doctors and patients alike learn to rely on new software, improved machinery, and the Internet for quicker and…
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HOW TO IMPROVE ON QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE
…..More and more Americans each year are gaining awareness on the need for improvement in the quality of healthcare they are receiving, as rising costs and an increased visibility of medical errors heighten the risk of patients receiving expensive, but ineffective, treatment. Prices are already too high as it is – so not being able…
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AUDITOR FINDS DWC FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADMINISTER QME PROCESS
…..According to the much anticipated report of Auditor Elaine Howle on the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s (DWC) mishandling of the California Workers’ Compensation system, the DWC failed, in several different ways, to entice and maintain a healthy number of qualified medical evaluators (QME’s) needed in order to analyze comp claims – thereby impairing workers’ ability…