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November 27, 2023
Mark Debus, clinical manager, behavioral health services and Dr. Teresa Bartlett, managing director and senior medical officer
Incentivizing healthy workplace culture

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Great Resignation staffing shakeup and other factors, workers are increasingly focused on what truly matters to them and what they deserve. And as the nationwide prevalence of mental health issues — particul…

November 27, 2023 by Mark Debus, clinical manager, behavioral health services and Dr. Teresa Bartlett, managing director and senior medical officer
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November 01, 2023
Matt Cohen, senior vice president, client services, and Lori Newhouse, M.Ed., CRC, CCM, AVP of clinical operations, RTW, TWP & vocational services, Careworks
Advocating for airlines: stabilizing the aviation industry in a time of unprecedented change

This blog is the first installment in a series where our experts highlight the aviation industry’s challenges and trends. In part one, we discuss the people story. Stay tuned for the second blog focused on the property/liability claims story, which i…

November 01, 2023 by Matt Cohen, senior vice president, client services, and Lori Newhouse, M.Ed., CRC, CCM, AVP of clinical operations, RTW, TWP & vocational services, Careworks
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October 18, 2023
Dr. Reema Hammoud
AVP, clinical pharmacy
Treating chronic pain: Could antidepressants be the solution?

A potentially groundbreaking meta-analysis of 176 studies was published earlier this year in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews that assessed individual antidepressant medications and whether they proved effective in treating chronic pain in…

October 18, 2023 by Dr. Reema Hammoud, AVP, clinical pharmacy
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October 10, 2023
Mark Debus, MSW, LCSW, clinical manager of behavioral health; Judiann Romeo, BSN, RN, CCM clinical director; and Kris Baxter, RN, CCM clinical team lead
Crisis and critical incidents: clinical resource response

The landscape of crisis and critical incident response within the claims industry is expanding. Where once teams managed cases almost exclusively involving the critically injured, new layers of care and response are emerging that address the “ripple …

October 10, 2023 by Mark Debus, MSW, LCSW, clinical manager of behavioral health; Judiann Romeo, BSN, RN, CCM clinical director; and Kris Baxter, RN, CCM clinical team lead
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October 09, 2023
Tracey Davanport, SVP, clinical operations, managed care
Case managers: advocating for injured workers and influencing positive outcomes

Discussions are common within the claims industry about the ins-and-outs of the workers’ compensation claims process and the importance of ensuring an injured employee’s case crosses the finish line to settlement. But between point A and point B, the…

October 09, 2023 by Tracey Davanport, SVP, clinical operations, managed care
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September 19, 2023
Sedgwick introduces climate resiliency solutions to help organizations mitigate changing risks and environmental impact

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 19, 2023 — Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today launched an industry-leading climate risk and resiliency program designed to holistically address…

September 19, 2023
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September 14, 2023
Dr. Reema Hammoud
AVP, clinical pharmacy
Pharmacy trends: pain management in workers’ compensation

Pain is one of the most common reasons adults seek medical care in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American healthcare providers write 259 million prescriptions for opioid pain medication each yea…

September 14, 2023 by Dr. Reema Hammoud, AVP, clinical pharmacy
Press release
September 01, 2023
Sedgwick promotes David Harrison to lead UK liability claims services

LONDON, 1 September 2023 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits, and integrated business solutions, announced that industry veteran David Harrison will take the helm as director of its liability claims services in …

September 01, 2023
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August 24, 2023
Gregory Terlecky, Siroos Shariati and Amir Mirarab join EFI Global

TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2023 – EFI Global, a leading, full-service international consulting firm specializing in forensic engineering, environmental, fire investigation and specialty consulting services, welcomed three new members to its forensic engineeri…

August 24, 2023
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August 16, 2023
Sedgwick promotes Andre Mataia to lead newly consolidated construction and engineering services in Australia

SYDNEY, 17 August 2023 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits, and integrated business solutions, announced the consolidation of its construction and engineering claims services in Australia under the leadership in…

August 16, 2023
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August 16, 2023
Jody Moses
managing director, public entity services
Programs with purpose: serving the public sector

In the world of risk management, serving the needs of public entities is often considered to be a distinct discipline. Yet, like their counterparts in the private sector, public entities employ people, own property, manage fleets of vehicles, maintai…

August 16, 2023 by Jody Moses, managing director, public entity services
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August 15, 2023
Dr. Teresa Bartlett
managing director, senior medical officer
Catching z’s and harnessing the power of sleep

According to the experts, the average person should spend about one third of their lives sleeping, which equates to a recommended seven and nine hours each night. However, despite growing evidence that adequate sleep is vital to well-being, because o…

August 15, 2023 by Dr. Teresa Bartlett, managing director, senior medical officer
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July 20, 2023
Dr. Paul Peak, VP, clinical pharmacy and Luke Parnell, director, client services
Physician dispensing claims: outcomes impossible to ignore

A little over a year ago, we published a blog on the topic of physician dispensing and how this practice has drastically increased pharmacy spend in workers’ compensation claims across a number of jurisdictions. The states most heavily impacted are f…

July 20, 2023 by Dr. Paul Peak, VP, clinical pharmacy and Luke Parnell, director, client services
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July 17, 2023
Terri Riley
SVP, managed care practices and client services
Unconditional: treating injured workers with care and empathy

Suffering a workplace injury can be a very stressful experience. Going from fully functional to incapacitated in the blink of an eye, combined with angst and uncertainty about the future, makes for a very difficult time for an injured worker. Adding…

July 17, 2023 by Terri Riley, SVP, managed care practices and client services
Press release
July 13, 2023
Sedgwick launches Sedgwick Government Solutions serving the U.S. federal sector

BETHESDA, MD, July 13, 2023 — Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has introduced Sedgwick Government Solutions, a new Sedgwick business to further expand our footprint in t…

July 13, 2023