The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published A Primer on Behavioral Health in Workers’ Comp, which addresses how behavioral health issues can delay a worker’s recovery and return to work,...
...would recognize PTSD as a compensable injury for first responders under workers’ compensation. These bills do not explicitly clarify whether a physical injury is necessary for compensation, but they state...
Business Insurance recently featured a new Comp Spotlight as part of their one-on-one video interview series with workers’ comp and safety experts. The new spotlight features Silvia Sacalis, BS, PharmD,...
...including pharmacy costs, for payers with these claims in their covered populations. According to Healthesystems’ annual survey of workers’ comp stakeholders, slightly more than half of participants said that complex/high-dollar...
The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) published its 89th Legislative Biennial Report, offering a comprehensive update on the state’s workers’ comp system, including recommended law changes aimed at enhancing...
On September 25, 2025, Healthesystems attended a Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) webinar that highlighted trends in the Florida’s workers’ comp system. The session covered key findings from recent WCRI...
After a decade of combatting opioid abuse and addiction among injured worker patients, workers’ compensation payers are finally seeing a significant reduction in opioid prescriptions and costs. Visit RxInformer online...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published a new report that highlights 2026 Medicare reimbursement updates that could influence workers’ comp medical costs in jurisdictions that rely on CMS...
...current status of workers’ comp in Minnesota, and to offer explanations where possible for recent developments. In regard to claim frequency, in 2023 there were 3.5 total paid claims per...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the CompScope™ Benchmarks, 24th Edition, a series of 14 reports that measure the performance of 17 state workers’ comp systems from 2017-2022, with...
...PharmD, was featured in WorkCompWire’s Leaders Speak Series, discussing clinical trends in workers’ comp, including changing populations, shifts in chronic pain drug therapy, and comorbidities. Read the article in full online at WorkCompWire....
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published the 25th edition of their CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks. These reports analyze trends in payments, prices, and medical care utilization across 17 state workers’...
...tip of the iceberg when it comes to cyberattacks. Common threats facing organizations today include malware, denial-of-service attacks, phishing, and more. We spoke with Tony Brown, AVP, Information Security for...
New Jersey Senate Bill 1555 was introduced, which would amend workers’ comp law to establish that if an employee is intoxicated at the time of an injury or death, it...
