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,...
The FDA granted marketing authorization for the Healgen Rapid Check COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test. The test, authorized for use without a prescription, is for use by individuals experiencing respiratory symptoms...
By Healthesystems It’s no secret that chronic pain is an ongoing problem for injured workers. In our 2020 Workers’ Comp Industry Insights Survey, workers’ comp stakeholders ranked chronic pain as...
...drug spend in the California workers’ comp system. For ongoing coverage of the latest legislation and policy updates impacting workers' comp, visit the Healthesystems Advocacy & Compliance page for our weekly Regulatory...
Healthesystems attended the April 29th meeting of the Wisconsin Workers' Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC), where initial proposals for the 2025 agreed bill were discussed. This biennial process fosters collaboration between...
Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed Senate Bill 376 into law, officially recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as an occupational disease compensable by workers’ compensation for first responders without the need for...
...on work-related PTSD, with a complete study due by August 1, 2025. After the survey is complete, participants can also opt in for a follow-up interview; however, participation is voluntary....
Healthesystems paired up with Risk & Insurance magazine to survey more than 500 workers’ comp professionals to weigh in on their top challenges, major trends, program priorities, and program successes for 2019...
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine recently published Association of Opioid, Anti-depressant, and Benzodiazepines with Workers’ Compensation: A Cohort Study, which looks at 22,383 indemnity claims from 2008-2013 to evaluate the association...
2020 has brought with it changing dynamics in healthcare that have significantly impacted the workers’ compensation experience for injured worker patients, claims professionals and many other stakeholders. Healthesystems, in partnership...
