The California Hospital Associations’ Human Resources conference “Bringing Order to Chaos” on March 23 – 24 in Pasadena. David’s session is titled Through the Looking Glass: The Strange and Wonderful World of CA Workers’ Compensation. For more details please visit the CHA website at https://www.calhospital.org/human-resources-conference.
We are pleased to announce that Donn & Company will be exhibiting at NWCDC 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition this November 6-8, 2019 in Las Vegas.
Be sure to stop by our booth #2604 in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about
how we competitively bid all managed care products including bill review, PBM,
case management, UR and […]
Tuesday, July 9, 2019By Elaine Goodman
The largest third-party
claims administrator is about to get bigger: Sedgwick on Monday announced it is
acquiring York Risk Services Group.
York has nearly 5,000
employees in more than 60 offices across the U.S., as well as an international
presence, the companies said in a news release.
With the acquisition of York,
Sedgwick will grow to almost […]
Tuesday, June 11, 2019By William Rabb
Workers’ compensation carriers could be doing much more to scrutinize medical bills, something their health insurance brethren have done for more than a decade, health care industry analyst and consultant Joe Paduda told the National Council of Self-Insurers on Monday.
Speaking at the NCSI’s
annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Paduda said few […]
Monday, March 18, 2019By Elaine GoodmanBenefit delivery costs account for about 15% of the total cost of workers’ compensation claims involving lost time and are divided nearly equally between medical cost containment and litigation expenses, according to new data from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.But benefit delivery costs varied among 18 states examined, ranging […]
We are pleased to announce that Donn & Company will be exhibiting at NWCDC 2018 Annual Conference & Exhibition this December 5-7, 2018 in Las Vegas.
Be sure to stop by our booth #7833 in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about how we competitively bid all managed care products including bill review, PBM, case management, […]
Nurse Triage Process Draws Increased Scrutiny: Top [2018-07-10]
Companies that are primarily providers of workers’ comp nurse triage services may have an incentive to recommend self-care for injured employees rather than an in-person or telemedicine visit to a doctor, according to one cost-containment company.
But the seemingly cost-saving strategy can backfire and actually increase costs, an […]
12/13/17
…David Donn, Chief Executive Officer of managed care advisory firm Donn & Co., said that while some recent progress has been made in pharmacy-benefit manager pricing transparency, that hasn’t been the case for most PBMs or for bill review, preferred provider organizations and utilization review companies.
“I’d say transparency, in general, is still given lip […]
“Getting the Most from Your Pharmacy Benefit Management Program”
This session will provide members with objective, insider intelligence on PBMs: what are competitive prices and service standards, the most common pitfalls in buying/managing PBM services, and effective techniques for optimizing PBM performance. Our goal will be for members to walk away with a working knowledge […]
Court Orsborn: “Next generation strategies for PBMs – from opaque to transparent in 60 minutes”
It’s no small undertaking to review your PBM service components and financial structures, whether you use a PBM to support your pool’s health program, workers’ compensation program, or both. The tangle of pricing structures for drug discounts, rebates, formularies, clinical […]
