Editor's Forum

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Healthesystems’ release of the Winter 2019/2020 edition of its RxInformer clinical journal, which explores clinical, regulatory, and cost trends in workers’ comp. This latest issue is a special pricing edition, and focuses on the cost of care with pieces covering subjects like using more dynamic metrics to better measure performance… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Workers comp is A) doing great, or B) a big problem Managed Care Matters Is Worker Advocacy Really a Strategic Shift or Just a Passing Fad? Risk & Insurance Two Key Tactics to Avoid “Creeping Catastrophic” Workers’ Comp Claims ReduceYourWorkersComp… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features AmTrust’s release of its first Retail Risk Report, which aims to identify common injuries for retail workers and the resulting lost time. AmTrust analyzed more than 20,000 workers’ comp claims from the company’s retail clients with loss payments from 2016-2018. Key findings from the report included that the top three… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the continuation of our “Leaders Speak” series with another installment from Michelle Despres, National Product Leader for Physical Therapy at One Call. Read Michelle’s new article at WorkCompWire by clicking here! If you missed Michelle’s first post, “When Traditional Physical Therapy Isn’t Enough for Successful Return-to-Work”, you can read it… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. NCCI update at SAWCA Safety National Conference Chronicles Here’s What a Successful Return-to-Work Program Actually Needs Risk & Insurance TRIA reauthorization update – Latest developments Sedgwick Connection Editor’s Note: These links lead to outside news sources. We check all links,… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new report from CWCI that found the prevalence of opioids in California workers’ comp lost-time claims has dropped 51% over the past decade, reducing both average benefit payments and average days away from work. As a result, 10-year costs on 2010-2017 claims systemwide are projected to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the announcement from Karuna Labs that its functional restoration and chronic pain management programs, which are delivered using virtual reality tech, are now available for workers’ comp patients. Karuna’s program utilizes VR to increase physical therapy adherence, and sessions aim to retrain the brain to perceive movement as non-threatening and… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. Opioids and work comp premiums Managed Care Matters Blow Up Your Silos. Treat Complex Worker Injuries with Coordinated Care Risk & Insurance Insurtech Pie Launches TV Campaign in California for Workers’ Comp Insurancel Journal Editor’s Note: These links lead to… [Read more]

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the recent announcement from WCRI that its upcoming conference in March will feature explorations of how injuries, claims, and outcomes change with age. WCRI noted that the age distribution of the workforce is projected to change in the next 10 years, with a large cohort of baby boomers having largely… [Read more]

CompLinks are a daily set of pertinent links that we believe will be of interest to our readers. What’s Actually Working in Workers’ Compensation’s Fight Against Opioids Risk & Insurance ‘Problematic’ Cannabis Use Has Risen for Adults, Teens Since Legalization: Research Insurance Journal Understanding the HIGH Cost of Selecting the LOW Price Work Comp Proposal ReduceYourWorkersComp Editor’s Note:… [Read more]