Inside Workers’ Comp Blog

Five Things to Love About WCI18

Posted on August 16, 2018

I hope you enjoyed your summertime respite from the busy workers’ comp conference circuit, because next week, our wake-up call is coming. That’s when thousands of us will board flights to Orlando to attend the grand kickoff... Read More

Staying on Top of Regulatory Changes in Bill Review

Posted on August 7, 2018

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 Fornicola, vice president of... Read More

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

How to Find the Best Providers

Posted on July 10, 2018

Providers can significantly contribute to the success of a workers’ comp claim, so finding the best ones to assign to a case is key to positive outcomes. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Dean Stiles, National Director,... Read More

Do You Need a Medicare Set-Aside?

Posted on June 5, 2018

Workers' compensation payers are under increasing pressure to consider and protect Medicare's interests when settling claims. In this edition of Inside Workers’ Comp, Deborah Robinson Stewart, National Manager of Medicare... 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

How to Handle a Disaster in Workers’ Comp

Posted on March 28, 2018

In workers’ comp, the mass casualty event is the nightmare scenario that industry professionals fear the most. But as Genex’s Laney Bond, BSN, RN, CCM, National Catastrophic Program Manager, tells us in today’s Inside... Read More

Empowering Injured Workers

Posted on March 15, 2018

There’s been a lot of talk about injured worker advocacy and empowerment in workers’ compensation. But what exactly does that mean? Genex’s 2017 Heart of Case Management Award winner Lisa Armstrong, BSN, CRRN, RN-BC, has a... Read More

A Look Back at 40 Years

Posted on January 31, 2018

Whether good or bad, most people see turning age 40 as a major milestone. But when a successful company hits the Big 4-0, it’s definitely a cause for celebration. As Genex prepares to hit that mark later this year, we... Read More

Game Changer: Joint Commission Pain Management Rules and Workers’ Comp

Posted on December 18, 2017

Keeping up with opioid reform initiatives in workers’ comp can be challenging. However, it’s imperative that industry professionals are also aware of the Joint Commission’s new pain management protocols as well, says Mark... Read More