Clinical Blogs

On Wednesday April 14, myMatrixx Chief Clinical Officer, Phil Walls, was joined by Marcos Iglesias MD, Chief Medical Director of the Travelers and Constitution State Services to discuss the interaction between behavioral health and chronic pain management in workers’ compensation.

On Wednesday, January 27th, myMatrixx Chief Clinical Officer, Phil Walls, will join the Hartford’s Chief Medical Officer, Adam L. Seidner, in a virtual session for the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference (NWCDC).

A Message from myMatrixx President, Mike Cirillo. myMatrixx works hard, every day, to be your trusted partner for better workers’ compensation PBM support. That means bringing innovative solutions to your problems, identifying opportunities to improve the health and well-being of your injured...

myMatrixx Clinical Account Executive Shanea McKinney is a regular speaker for RIMS, the risk management society, and their Professional Exchange of Risk Knowledge, or PERK, program.

When the COVID-19 pandemic became a serious concern all the way back in March, businesses had to find a way to adapt. Since it is abundantly clear that this is in no way a short-term problem, it is all the more critical to start to look back and analyze some of the data from the earlier months. ...

As claims age, the percentage of spend for prescription drugs increases. Further, as claims age, the likelihood that the injured worker becomes a Medicare beneficiary as a result of age or disability increases. The result, high prescription drug costs allocated in the Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) become...

The opioid epidemic has become a national public health problem. Although, the opioid epidemic is being addressed nationally and drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% from 2017 to 2018, still more than 67,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2018, and almost 70% involved a prescription or illicit opioid....

New Express Scripts Research Examines Americans' Use of Mental Health Medications While COVID-19 makes its monumental mark on the world's health and economy, new research from Express Scripts reveals it is also making a significant impact on our mental health. According to the research, the number...

When I graduated from pharmacy school over forty years ago I had a vision for a future of pharmacy where pharmacists were recognized and compensated for their knowledge of medication as opposed to the dispensing of medication, and I am very proud of the fact that today, at myMatrixx, I have dozens...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a MedWatch Safety Alert regarding serious concerns around the use of gabapentinoids and the risk of serious breathing problems for patients who have respiratory risk factors, as well as those utilizing opioids or any other medications...