by larryr | Feb 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
According to the AHQR, 2010 “Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit”, we do not know which injured worker may have limited health literacy skills. Over one third of the adult US population has the limitation of not being able to read, hear, or understand health...
by larryr | Jan 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
Winter is here and the flu season is beginning to spread. “This year there are three strains of flu that we expect to be circulating the country: the A strain, also known as H3N2; the B Strain; and last year’s pandemic, the H1N1 strain,” explains Jeff Dimond of the...
by larryr | Dec 1, 2010 | Monthly Tip
The FDA is removing the drug, propoxyphene, aka “Darvon or Darvocet”, because it puts patients at “risk of potentially serious or fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.” The panel also found that the minimal pain relief benefits provided by the drugs do not outweigh the...
by larryr | Nov 1, 2010 | Monthly Tip
A pending revision to the Chapter 137: Disability Management will see an addition of §137.5. The purpose of the new paragraph is to clarify who will be recognized as Certified Case Managers. It will include certification standards for all case managers used by...
by larryr | Oct 1, 2010 | Monthly Tip
Your Injured Worker (IW) has a co-morbidity; such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, psychiatric disorder, etc. It is impacting his/her recovery from a work-related injury. You are informed he/she does not have private healthcare insurance and can no longer see their...
