Rehabilitation
Post unveils 2016 winners of the Rehabilitation Awards
The winners of this year’s Rehabilitation First Awards have been announced.
Week in Post: CMC impersonators, NED worries, and a Team GB gold medal winner
Sitting in my front room on Saturday morning I took a phone call from a claims management company.
Blog: 8 ways insurers are focusing on customer service
A lot is said about customer focus, delighting customers, and being a customer-driven business, to name three buzz phrases. Without the right approach, real effort, and supporting evidence, there's always a danger these are empty words.
Are there too many roadblocks for rehabilitation to really work?
Getting injured people back on their feet through rehabilitation can be a win for claimants as well as insurer defendants but, when working within the naturally adversarial legal system, roadblocks can quickly spring up.
Legal: Catastrophic injury cases need greater transparency
Since 1999 there has been a continuous effort to make personal injury litigation more efficient and more economical but the same is not true for transparency.
Legal: The cost-benefit of emerging rehabilitation technologies
The disability market is benefiting from an expanding range of innovative equipment, fuelled by a combination of technological advances and by crossover into the civilian sector from military aftercare of combat veterans.
Rehabilitation Awards shortlist unveiled
Unum and Crystal Palace Physio Group lead the shortlist for the Rehabilitation First awards 2016 with four nominations each.
Working group launches review of revised rehab code
Industry bodies have begun a review into the revised rehabilitation code, six months after it went live.
Plexus offers new model of case management
Case management would be left in the hands of occupational therapists as part of a new rehabilitation model being offered by Plexus Healthcare.
FL360 looks to rehab growth as it acquires majority stake in Corpore TTN
FL360, the holding company of Speed Medical Examination Services, has acquired a majority stake in Corpore TTN, the independent rehabilitation and injury management firm.
HCML partners with Physitrack to offer home exercise technology
Rehabilitation provider HCML is striving to improve recovery outcomes by offering home exercise technology to the 40,000 individuals cared for each year under its rehabilitation and case management services.
Alton Towers crash caused by human error
The Alton Towers rollercoaster accident in June that resulted in two people requiring amputations was caused by human error, the theme park has confirmed.
Rehab stalwarts launch 'ethical and cost-effective' new service
A pair of rehabilitation experts have joined forces to launch a service designed to make the rehab process more efficient.
NAHL agrees £25m deal for rehab firm Bush & Company
Legal services focused UK consumer marketing business NAHL has conditionally agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Bush & Company Rehabilitation.
Updated rehab code to become operational from December
An updated version of the rehabilitation code has been published that includes a section for lower-value claims and a separate guide for rehab case managers and people who commission them.
C-suite - Insurer: Changing the compensation mindset
Insurance fraud continues to be a huge concern for insurers in an environment of fierce competition and falling premiums.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2015: The winners
Rehabilitation professionals gathered today (11 September) for the 11th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation First Awards at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London.
Rehabilitation First Awards 2015 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for Post’s annual Rehabilitation First Awards has been unveiled ahead of the 11 September ceremony.
HCML vows to ensure long-term care for Alton Towers crash victims
Rehabilitation provider HCML is preparing to work alongside the NHS to ensure those injured in the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash last month can return home to a “supported environment”.
Alton Towers victims receive insurance payouts for rehab
Insurers have started paying out to the victims of the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash.
Case managers guide to be published alongside rehab code this summer
Proposed changes instigated as part of a revised rehabilitation code will include a separate process for lower-value injuries and the introduction of an accompanying guide for case managers.
Neuro-rehabilitation: Fit for purpose
With changes afoot for the Rehabilitation Code, it is vital that all parties go back to basics and understand how best to navigate the issue
HCML calls for rehab code to promote early intervention
HCML is calling for the insurance industry working party to the rehabilitation code consultation to tackle delays in assessments, treatment and care which increase costs to insurers.
Interview: Nick Parsons: Stepping into the limelight
After six years as vice-president at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, Nick Parsons has assumed the role of president. He tells Post why he will not be a one-man band and shares his plans for the association