Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Good decision to add three very different employers to the conference; Publix, Disney and Duke University. [As a Syracuse alum, I thought WCRI could’ve made a better choice than Duke…] Here’s my quick take…there was a ton of content with … Continue reading WCRI – Employers weigh in…
Read More...Ramona Tanabe, CEO of WCRI – a most excellent workers’ comp research organization – was kind enough to carve out a few minutes on the eve of this year’s gathering of the brainiacs to answer a few of your reporter’s … Continue reading Ramona Tanabe on WCRI’s annual confab.
Read More...With the unwinding of Medicaid post-COVID emergency, rural healthcare is falling deeper into financial trouble. Consulting form Chartis just published their review of rural healthcare…among the findings The unwinding issue is exacerbating problems in states that failed to expand Medicaid…the … Continue reading Rural hospitals – and healthcare – are in deep trouble.
Read More...Probably yes. Facilities account for between a third and half of work comp medical spend – and that share is increasing as health systems and hospitals consolidate. Reality is there’s major variation between hospitals – some are stupid expensive, others … Continue reading Facility costs and quality – are you operating in the dark?
Read More...a) in desperate financial shape, on the verge of bankruptcy… b) doing quite well thank you, enjoying very healthy profits… c) both. The answer is…C. For-profits – HCA, Tenet et al are doing great, while (most/many) not-for-profits are really struggling, … Continue reading Hospitals are…
Read More...Here’s the second half of my predictions – and how they panned out… 6. The growing impact of global warming will force changes in risk assessment, management and mitigation; technology adoption; and claims. The predicted (heat injuries, wildfires, hurricane intensity, sea … Continue reading 2023 work comp predictions…how’d I do part 2
Read More...Has to be nursing in a health system or hospital. There’s bullying of young nurses by “more senior” nurses… Management dismissing nurses’ complaints about sexual harassment, groping, violence and abuse. Awful hours, Having to ask if you can go to the … Continue reading The worst job ever.
Read More...It’s that time of year…when the brilliant minds at WCRI release the latest CompScope report. The top finding…is likely to surprise many… Couple observations: yes, this was during COVID….medical costs during COVID were LOWER, not higher than previous in previous … Continue reading CompScope is up…medical costs are not.
Read More...Wonder why that office visit/imaging study/minor surgery/diagnostic test costs twice what it did last year? Partly/mostly because the physician practice was acquired by a health system or big hospital…which – under current Federal law – allows the new owner to upcharge … Continue reading Medical costs are going up because…
Read More...Old coal-fired electric plants are being converted to manufacturing, residential, office, and recreational uses. These are massive undertakings involving dismantling giant buildings; taking down crumbling smokestacks; removing hundreds of tons of asbestos; shredding hundreds of tons of steel, copper and … Continue reading more good jobs = more premium and more claims
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