ATLANTA, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadspire, a
Crawford Company and leading third party administrator (TPA) and
medical management services provider, will bring together
representatives from a number of key industry organizations to
discuss challenges in prescription drug management for workers
compensation claims during its first pharmacy summit Thursday.
"The intention of the summit is to focus on global industry
issues, trends and developments in the future," said Danielle Lisenbey, Broadspire's chief executive
officer. "One of our key objectives is to help identify common
threads that tie together claimant, payer, employer and carrier
interests. We expect to share ideas that we can put into practice
to improve outcomes for everyone concerned."
More than 50 brokers, practice leaders, clinicians and others
from major insurers, insurance brokerage firms and pharmacy benefit
management (PBM) organizations will attend the summit, which will
be held at Broadspire's Sunrise,
Fla., medical management headquarters. Broadspire medical
management personnel and representatives of the attending
organizations will be featured speakers.
The summit will include sessions on the following topics:
- Pharmacy program measurement and outcomes
- Mail order prescription services in workers compensation
programs
- Opioid prescription monitoring and management
- Physician dispensing of prescription drugs for workers
compensation claims
- Jurisdictional updates on topics such as compound medications
and for states including Florida,
Texas, California and Illinois.
Workers compensation prescription drug use is on the rise and
accounts for 19 percent of all medical costs related to work comp
claims, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance
(NCCI), which manages the nation's largest database of workers
compensation insurance information. In addition to issues with
dispensing methods and overall costs, the increasing use of opioid
pain medications, with their potential for abuse and addiction, is
a particular concern.
About Broadspire
Broadspire (www.choosebroadspire.com), a leading international
third party administrator, provides risk management solutions
designed to help clients improve their financial results.
Broadspire offers casualty claim and medical management services to
assist large organizations in achieving their unique goals,
increasing employee productivity and reducing the cost of risk
through professional expertise, technology and data analytics. As a
Crawford Company, Broadspire is based in Atlanta, Ga., with 85 locations throughout
the United States. Services are
offered by Crawford & Company under the Broadspire brand in
Europe (www.Broadspire.eu),
including the United Kingdom
(www.BroadspireTPA.co.uk).
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Crawford
& Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) is
the world's largest independent provider of claims management
solutions to the risk management and insurance industry as well as
self-insured entities, with an expansive global network serving
clients in more than 70 countries. The Crawford System of Claims
Solutions(SM) offers comprehensive, integrated claims services,
business process outsourcing and consulting services for major
product lines including property and casualty claims management,
workers compensation claims and medical management, and legal
settlement administration. The Company's shares are traded on the
NYSE under the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE Crawford & Company