Creating an opioid prescription plan can help medical providers effectively treat chronic pain patients while reducing unnecessary narcotic prescriptions and reducing the risk of patient overdoses and addiction, according to executives from Rockford…

Telemedicine is being used more frequently to diagnose and monitor patients, especially in rural areas, but risk managers for health care systems should take care to secure sensitive patient information, experts say.

Health care organizations are vulnerable to violent incidents against health care workers, due to factors such as stressful hospital environments and patients’ mental health conditions.

The maximum contribution employees will be able to make to their flexible spending accounts in 2016, will, as expected, remain unchanged from this year’s $2,550 limit, the Internal Revenue Service disclosed Wednesday.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has launched a virtual center to promote safety among older workers.

Despite little participation in employee education assistance programs, employers still find it worthwhile to offer the benefit, according to a report issued by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

A federal District Court erred when it decided a $1.4 million jury award to a terminated employee was only advisory, and ordered she be reinstated to her former position instead, says an appeals court.

The maximum pretax contribution employees can make to 401(k) plans in 2016 will remain at $18,000, unchanged from 2015, while the maximum catch-up contribution employees age 50 and older can make to the plans also will be unchanged at $6,000, the…

Ace Ltd.’s net income for the third quarter dropped 32.7% from that of the same period in 2014 to $528 million, primarily because of foreign exchange and investment-related issues, the insurer reported.