Insights
Specialty Medication Trends
September 28, 2020
1 MIN READSpecialty medications, which are typically used to treat patients with complex, chronic conditions, continue to be a major area of pharmaceutical development and can have significant costs.
Price Opportunists - Compound Kits and Combo Packs
September 21, 2020
2 MIN READThis week’s look back at 2019 drug trends is at compound kits and combo packs.
Prescription and Private Label Topical Trends in 2019
September 14, 2020
1 MIN READThese and other challenges call for careful oversight that includes identification, clinical review and intervention, and/or recommendation of therapeutic alternatives where appropriate to help control inappropriate utilization and spend.
At the eye of the storm: An opioid overdose epidemic and a viral pandemic converge
September 7, 2020
2 MIN READs 2020 opened, a persistent and tragic opioid overdose epidemic was near the front of a list of national concerns in the US. Some 20+ million Americans are reported to have a substance use disorder and 2M of those misuse opioids.
Quality Control in Clinical, Interview with Sharon Riley
August 31, 2020
3 MIN READWe interviewed Sharon Riley, Director of Service Operations for Field Case Management, Coventry about best practices for quality assurance within a clinical case management program. Read on for her insightful responses.
Opioid Risk Mitigation: Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and Naloxone
August 24, 2020
2 MIN READThis week in our in-depth review of our Coventry Drug Trends series, part three, we focus on opioid risk mitigation strategies. While opioids continue to decline in workers’ compensation as both a percentage of total script volume and costs, it remains vital to promote evidence-based strategies such as MAT and naloxone to curb opioid issues.
Jurisdictional Rules and Opioid Impacts in 2019
August 17, 2020
1 MIN READWith a continued focus on the harmful effects of the opioid epidemic, oversight of opioid prescribing and monitoring of use through state laws, regulations, guidance, and policies have become commonplace in workers’ comp. Here we’ll examine some of the jurisdictional trends impacting opioids from 2019.
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