Report Shows Steep Drop in California Workers’ Comp IMRs in 1st Half Year September 18, 2020 The number of independent medical reviews used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes fell sharply in the first half...
Study Tracks Post-Reform Trends in California Workers’ Comp Medical Service September 15, 2020 The average number of visits for evaluation and management and physical medicine services in the California workers’ compensation system has...
Report: COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims on The Rise in California August 19, 2020 The number of California workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 continues to climb, according to a new report compiled by the...
California Workers’ Comp Direct Written Premium Continued to Fall Last Year, Report Shows June 16, 2020 California workers’ compensation total direct written premium continued to decline in 2019, falling 7.0% to a five-year low of $11.42...
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews May 18, 2020 The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply...
CWCI Elects Board of Directors for 2020 March 23, 2020 Matthew Zender of AmTrust North America has been elected chair of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute Board of Directors for...
Drop in California Workers’ Comp Opioid Use Reducing Claims $6.5B, Report Shows November 12, 2019 The prevalence of opioids in California workers’ compensation lost-time claims has dropped 51% over the past decade, reducing both average...
Study: 94.1% Approval Rate for California Workers’ Comp Treatment Services October 29, 2019 A new study shows that following the adoption of recent changes to streamline the California workers’ compensation medical review and...
California Workers’ Comp Institute Summarizes 2019 Legislation October 21, 2019 Among the 870 bills that California Gov. Gavin Newsom acted upon for 2019 that were passed by the state Legislature,...
Study Examines California Workers’ Comp Hospital Inpatient Stays September 30, 2019 The number of California workers’ compensation inpatient hospital stays fell 1.9 percent between 2017 and 2018, for a net decline...