No two workers’ compensation claims are exactly alike. Beyond the injury, things like a person’s age, pre-existing conditions, and environment can impact their recovery journey and make their claim more complex. A holistic approach to workers’ compensation claims can help improve outcomes not only for patients, but for employers and insurers as well.
Chronic diseases add complexity to workers’ comp claims
Workers’ compensation insurance has been around since the early 1900s. While the industry has come a long way over time, primarily the focus has been on treating a person’s injury and ensuring they have the right medication and treatment for a specific ailment. We have managed the “trees” pretty well.
The problem is, before an injury ever occurs, many people are dealing with health issues and chronic diseases. When you combine a chronic disease with a workplace injury, you need a different discussion about medications and treatment. You have to think bigger to manage the “forest.”
What does a holistic claims approach look like?
In a recent WorkCompWire Partner Post, Paul King, President of MyMatrixx by Evernorth, explains how MyMatrixx is thinking bigger with our holistic approach to disease management. Click to read more about the steps MyMatrixx is taking to manage the forest and the trees and treat the whole patient.