Travelers Helps Injured Construction Workers Reduce Opioid Use by Almost 40 Percent
02 Avril 2019 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Results driven by combination of Early Severity
Predictor® model and pharmacy management program
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) reported today an
almost 40 percent reduction in the use of opioids among the injured
construction workers it has helped, thanks to a combination of its
Early Severity Predictor® model and its comprehensive pharmacy
management program. The Early Severity Predictor is the company’s
proprietary predictive model that helps forecast which injured
employees are at higher risk of developing chronic pain, while the
pharmacy management program monitors drug interactions, excessive
dosing and abuse patterns to reduce the risk of opioid
dependency.
Construction sites contain many health and safety risks for
workers, with strains, sprains, broken bones and head traumas among
the most common employee injuries. All of these can lead to chronic
pain, a condition that is often treated with highly addictive
opioids. In fact, roughly half of all workers compensation claims
related to the construction industry that are submitted to
Travelers involve opioid prescriptions.
“The opioid epidemic is having a profound effect on our society,
and the crisis is especially concerning for the construction
industry, where the work can be physically demanding,” said Rick
Keegan, President of Construction at Travelers. “Identifying safe
and effective alternatives to treat injuries and prevent chronic
pain will help injured employees avoid the risks associated with
opioids while helping our customers better manage the related
medical costs.”
Travelers’ nurses and Claim professionals work closely with
at-risk injured employees identified by the Early Severity
Predictor model, and their physicians, to develop an aggressive,
sports-medicine-like treatment regimen, which often includes
physical therapy and other interventions to prevent acute pain from
becoming chronic. This approach is particularly significant for the
construction industry, where Travelers claim data show that injured
workers who suffer from chronic pain can be out of work for as much
as 50 percent longer than those in other industries.
“We are committed to using our deep domain expertise, and our
industry-leading data and analytics, to help address the causes of
chronic pain,” said Rich Ives, Vice President of Workers
Compensation Claim at Travelers. “We’re finding new ways to curb
prescription opioid abuse while getting injured workers the care
they need to return to work as soon as is medically
appropriate.”
Visit the Travelers Insights & Expertise website for more
information on preventing chronic pain and opioid abuse in the
workplace. For more information about construction products and
services from Travelers, please visit travelers.com.
About TravelersThe Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV)
is a leading provider of property casualty insurance for auto, home
and business. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
Travelers has approximately 30,000 employees and generated revenues
of approximately $30 billion in 2018. For more information, visit
www.travelers.com.
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Kate Thermansen, 860.954.1789ktherman@travelers.com
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