Inside Workers’ Comp Blog

Staying on Top of Regulatory Changes in Bill Review

Tom Kerr | 08.07.18

A challenge workers’ comp professionals often face is keeping up with ever-changing regulations, especially since each state mandates its own programs. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Bob...

Top Five Reasons You’ll Love DMEC 18

Posted on July 31, 2018

Can’t-miss events abound at this year’s premier disability conference By Christi Doe, Director, ECN, a division of Genex Services Next week, one of my favorite industry events of the year kicks off in Austin, TX, as the... Read More

What’s BIG Diversity?

Posted on April 12, 2018

It’s mid-April, a time when my Outlook calendar begins to beep repeatedly in anticipation of the annual RIMS conference. While you surely have most of your regular appointments, sessions and events scheduled by now, I’d... Read More

Uncovering the Hidden Treasure in Your Bill Review Program

Posted on November 9, 2017

There’s a gold mine of data embedded in the bill review process, and if you are not mining and leveraging this treasure trove of information, you’re missing out on valuable opportunities to impact your bottom line. Read More

Need a Work Comp Boost? Head to San Diego

Posted on October 26, 2017

It doesn’t take much to entice an Easterner to visit San Diego. In fact, I can count at least three friends who left our coast to visit “America's Finest City” and never came back. Read More

On the Border - State Regulations & Comp Costs

Posted on October 19, 2017

Did you know if a worker gets injured in one state, but lives in another, he may be restricted from receiving case management services from a nurse in the state he resides? Genex’s Chikita Mann, MSN, RN, CCM, Branch... Read More

Is Your Data Program Dated?

Posted on September 6, 2017

Data analytics programs are supposed to help you determine workers’ comp trends and predictive analysis. So why isn’t your program delivering? In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, data analytics expert Jim Harris explains how... Read More

Case Management: Can Any Nurse Do it?

Posted on August 10, 2017

Amidst an ongoing nursing shortage, workers' comp recruiters are tasked with finding nurses who can make the transition from clinic to case management. As Debbi Bromley, Genex Senior VP of Human Resources, explains, it’s a... Read More

Who Will Fill the Void? Recruiting Younger Workers’ Comp Professionals

Posted on July 31, 2017

As a mature industry, workers’ comp will have significant employment holes to fill as more professionals begin to retire. How do we make the workers’ comp industry more appealing to millennials? Debbi Bromley, Senior Vice... Read More

Celebrating Nurses Week: 7 Days Isn't Enough

Posted on May 12, 2017

As we say goodbye to another National Nurses Week — Happy 197th birthday, Florence Nightingale — I feel the familiar pang of disappointment. Why is it that we relegate just one week to honor the backbone of our health care... Read More

A Day in the Life that Changed Mine

Posted on May 4, 2017

How an injured worker gave me a new perspective on workers’ comp For much of my 20-plus years in the workers’ compensation industry, I’ve been sitting behind a desk. Like many of you, my days are filled with usual tasks –... Read More