JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- One
Call, the nation's leading provider of workers' compensation care
management services, and Broadspire®, a subsidiary of Crawford
& Company® and a leading global third-party administrator,
today announced a partnership to develop a customized
patient-centric wound resource program to improve wound healing of
injured workers.
The primary goal of wound care is to provide optimal conditions
for the natural reparative processes to take place on their own.
One Call's new wound resource program, in partnership with
Broadspire, utilizes evidence-based protocols to proactively
identify injured workers who either have a non-healing wound or may
be at risk for developing wounds.
Wounds that have continued for more than 30 days are 36-69
percent less likely to heal. Chronic wounds affect 5.7 million
people in the U.S. at an annual cost of $20
billion.[1] Pressure ulcers are among the most
common chronic wounds. According to the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), pressure ulcers account for more than
17,000 lawsuits annually and are the second most common claim after
wrongful death. Sadly, about 60,000 patients die as a direct result
of a pressure ulcer each year. [2]
"Pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds have an enormously
detrimental impact on function and overall healing," said Dr.
Marcos Iglesias, chief medical
officer at Broadspire. "This partnership primes us for success with
an early engagement approach that focuses on prevention, early
wound management and intervention."
Along with recommendations for treatment and patient care, the
program incorporates innovative technology like remote wound
monitoring and the combined clinical expertise of One Call and
Broadspire to access injured workers regardless of care venue. This
unique ability helps with improving healing times, prevention of
recurring wounds and ultimately returning patients back to work and
life faster.
"Clinical programs like wound resource enable us to view the
injured worker holistically so we can provide support at any stage
of recovery, from injury to discharge," said Will Smith, chief product officer at One Call.
"When we consider all of their needs across the continuum of care
we improve outcomes, quicken return-to-work times and lower costs.
It really is a win-win approach."
This is the second clinical partnership between One Call and
Broadspire who released their amputee solutions program earlier
this year.
About One Call
One Call is the nation's leading
provider of specialized solutions to the workers' compensation
industry and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. One Call's solutions
enable faster, more efficient, and more cost-effective claims
resolution with a focus on injured workers' needs across the
continuum of care. For more information, visit www.onecallcm.com or
follow One Call on Twitter @onecallcm.
About Broadspire®
Broadspire®, a subsidiary of Crawford & Company and leading
global third-party administrator, offers casualty claim, medical
management, accident and health, and disability and leave
management solutions, helping increase employee productivity and
reducing the cost of risk through early intervention, professional
expertise and data analytics. Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRD‐A
and CRD‐B) is the world's largest publicly listed independent
provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and
self-insured entities with an expansive global network serving
clients in more than 70 countries. The Company's two classes of
stock are substantially identical, except with respect to voting
rights and the Company's ability to pay greater cash dividends on
the non-voting Class A Common Stock (CRD-A) than on the voting
Class B Common Stock (CRD-B), subject to certain limitations. In
addition, with respect to mergers or similar transactions, holders
of CRD-A must receive the same type and amount of consideration as
holders of CRD-B, unless different consideration is approved by the
holders of 75% of CRD-A, voting as a class. More information is
available at www.crawfordandcompany.com.
[1] Frykberg RG, Banks J. Challenges in the treatment of chronic
wounds. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2015;4(9):560–82.
doi: 10.1089/wound.2015.0635.
[2] Are we ready for this change? Content last reviewed
October 2014. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, Rockville,
MD.
http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putool1.html
Media
Contacts:
Jessica Taft
One Call, Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications
904.362.1079
jessica_taft@onecallcm.com
Michelle Montgomery
Crawford & Company, Global Vice President of Marketing &
Communications
404.300.1918
Michelle_Montgomery@us.crawco.com
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