...members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal suffering from hypertension are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law and are...
Two bills that would enable psilocybin therapy have advanced through the legislative cycle and could soon see approval. Colorado House Bill 1063 would make a prescription medication that contains crystalline...
...a qualifying traumatic event at the workplace is not compensable. Any claim for compensation for an injury shall be properly noticed to the Division of Workers' Compensation within 52 weeks...
...epilepsy, as well as specific types of pain, such as nerve pain resulting from shingles or diabetes, or fibromyalgia. However, they are commonly prescribed off-label in workers’ comp to treat...
Connecticut has advanced House Bill 6954, which would expand workers’ compensation eligibility for post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI). The bill adds a new qualifying event, allowing for coverage for workers who...
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) recently released the report Study of Chronic Opioid Use and Weaning in California Workers’ Compensation, which analyzes characteristics of injured workers who were chronic...
...work), as compared to 1.8 million men who left the labor force.5 And there is evidence to suggest a good number of those women may not come back to work, such...
...negative consequences for reporting an injury Stigma around workers’ comp patients across various stakeholders Plans for self-care Lack of direction from employers and insurers Approximately 25% of patients faced complications...
...Communities Study, an initiative with more than $350 million in funding that aims to reduce opioid overdose deaths by 40% over three years in selected communities. A series of proven...
...root causes Education and Collaboration: Training, regulator led education, and stakeholder collaboration were emphasized as key to reducing operational compliance risk Multi State Claims Complexity: Regulators highlighted ongoing misalignment between...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published a new report on Remote Work and Workers Compensation Frequency to assess trends among remote workers. To analyze changes in remote work,...
On October 2nd, Healthesystems attended a Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) webinar, which provided key insights into Pennsylvania’s workers’ comp system, compared to other states. Using data from WCRI’s benchmarks...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released the 18th edition of their CompScope Benchmarks, a series of comprehensive reports that examine income benefits, overall medical payments, costs, use of benefits,...
