Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features MedRisk’s recent release of its 2023 Outlook Industry Trends report, which examined how biopsychosocial factors like age and mental health affect the duration of workers’ compensation claims.
MedRisk noted that while widely accepted that the older you are, the longer the recovery process may take, but exactly how much longer is crucial to understand as the US workforce continues to age. The report analyzes decades of data, including millions of claims to determine the impact of age, depression and anxiety on the length of physical therapy treatment and the number of visits. The report also provides a comprehensive overview of the legislative and regulatory decisions related to physical medicine in the workers’ compensation sector from the past year.