The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) issued a new report that examines the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers’ comp, focused on the timing and patterns of medical...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) issued a new report that examines the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers’ comp, focused on the timing and patterns of medical...
...innovation by discussing, defining, and developing risk management skills with industry influencers and colleagues. Among the many thought leaders who will be presenting is Healthe’s VP of Clinical Services, Silvia...
Millions of workers are changing occupations, leading to ripple effects for comp....
...control licenses for commercial cultivators, manufacturers, testing facilities, and more. A 15% sales tax on marijuana sales will be imposed. It is no secret that support for medical marijuana is...
...from the workers’ comp system on long COVID claims. The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published a new report that examines the prevalence of long COVID within the workers’ comp...
...pressure, stroke, or diabetes. Considering that workers’ comp claims with a comorbid diagnosis nearly tripled from 2000 to 2009, and that claims with comorbidities can have twice the medical cost of other...
...the impact of comorbidities has been well documented, including findings that claims with comorbidities have medical costs that are double those of similar claims without a comorbidity diagnosis.3 Comorbidities and...
...using these products. And while initial research does indicate that CBD can offer certain clinical benefits for particular medical conditions, there has been an explosion of CBD products available on the market,...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published Interstate Variation and Trends in Workers’ Compensation Drug Payments: 2018Q1 to 2021Q1 —A WCRI FlashReport, which provides a high-level view of changing costs...
...Narrowing the focus to workers’ comp, in Florida, COVID-19 claims made up 15% of all indemnity claims,3 while the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) estimates that in California, COVID-19 claim...
