Ergonomic Tracking Helps Cut Workers Comp Claims but Privacy Concerns Remain November 6, 2019 By Joshua Brustein Every morning when he goes to work in the freezer room of a warehouse in eastern Pennsylvania, Jack Westley throws...
How AI Advances ‘No-Touch’ Resolution of Workers Compensation Claims: Opinion August 8, 2019 By Rupin Mago Many human hours are needed to sort, analyze and process workers compensation claims—the vast majority of which are low in...
Injured Worker Attorney Involvement Varies Widely by State May 18, 2017 There is a wide variation in the percentage of claims with worker attorneys involvement across state workers’ compensation systems, according...
WCRI Study Finds ‘Noticeable’ Drop in Opioid Prescriptions in Workers’ Compensation Cases June 9, 2016 A new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found “noticeable decreases” in the amount of opioids prescribed per...
WCRI: North Carolina Workers Comp Indemnity Benefits Higher Than Other States May 12, 2015 North Carolina’s workers’ compensation system had the highest indemnity benefits per claim of 17 states in a recent Workers Compensation...
Workers’ Compensation Claims Skyrocket in North Carolina City April 14, 2015 Gastonia may have to tap into its savings account to pay for skyrocketing workers’ compensation claims. The Gaston Gazette reports...
How Group Health Claims-Shifting Affects Workers’ Compensation: WCRI March 5, 2015 By Andrew G. Simpson Workers’ compensation insurers should expect more cost shifting from group health plans as a key provision of the Affordable Care...
Florida Outpatient Costs for Injured Workers Rising Rapidly: WCRI November 11, 2013 The average cost per claim of outpatient hospital care for injured workers in the Florida workers’ compensation system continued to...