...Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), published in December 2024. The report comes on the heels of several other newsworthy items related to workers and extreme heat. According to Public Citizen, heat...
We Solve the Industry's Most Complex Challenges Healthcare is complex. So is workers’ comp. But that doesn’t mean managing workers’ comp medical services has to be hard. Healthesystems makes it...
The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division (WCD) will hold a hybrid Rulemaking Advisory Committee meeting on November 5th to discuss potential updates to key regulations. The meeting will cover annual fee...
...the treatment of acute pain. The test is not intended to be used in patients being treated for chronic pain. The AvertD test is a prescription-use only genetic laboratory test...
With dozens of manufacturers providing various types of diagnostic tests for COVID-19, several companies have created serological (antibody) tests. Many manufacturers have received Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for tests they...
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for LabCorp’s COVID-19 RT-PCR test to permit testing of samples self-collected by patients at home using a special home collection kit. Headlines...
...too high may reduce potential savings and weaken the fee schedule’s cost-containment goals. The study compares state’s workers’ comp fee schedules to Medicare rates within those state. It also compares...
...This was done by comparing states’ workers’ comp fee schedules to Medicare rates within those states. It also compares fee schedule levels across states for professional services, which account for...
...impact how organizations approach compliance, operational workflows, and safeguards related to AI-driven processes. Any last thoughts on AI and the future of workers’ compensation claims? Workers’ comp is a business...
...program managers want better solutions to support front-line claims decisions Treating workers’ comp patients has become more complex. Comorbidities, psychosocial issues, and decreasing access to affordable care are impacting worker...
...indicator of longer recovery times is comorbidities. According to a 2024 Healthesystems survey of workers’ comp stakeholders, 65 percent of respondents say comorbidities are the number one barrier to injured...
...workers, postal workers, childcare workers, domestic violence shelter workers, and child advocacy workers. Missouri issued an emergency rule to cover first responders, while the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission issued an emergency ruling that...
...a fresh look at the issue. Case-by-Case Coverage in Workers’ Comp Obesity is a common co-morbidity for injured workers and can impede recovery from injury. It can also be an...
