Washington, DC – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that there were approximately 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses reported by private industry employers in 2017, which occurred at a rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers. Private industry employers reported nearly 45,800 fewer nonfatal injury and illness cases… [Read more]
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CA WCIRB Releases Aggregate Medical Payment Trends Update
Oakland, CA – The WCIRB has released the California Workers’ Compensation Aggregate Medical Payment Trends report comparing medical payment information from 2015 to 2017. The WCIRB analysis is based on medical payment data representing 92% of the California workers’ compensation insurance market. Among the key findings of the report: There were sharp declines in the… [Read more]
WCRI Study Tracks Performance of New York Workers’ Comp Benefit Delivery System
Cambridge, MA – The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) recently released a new report for policymakers and system stakeholders to track the performance of the New York workers’ compensation benefit delivery system following reforms enacted in 2007 as well as the impact of additional legislative and administrative changes. “Originally established to monitor the system following… [Read more]
NCCI Report Examines Medical Services and How They Contribute to the Cost of WC Claims
Boca Raton, FL – NCCI recently released a new Insights research brief that updates previous research and explores the difficult process of trying to understand and predict medical cost trends, which are influenced by several different factors. Not all workers compensation claims are equal when it comes to medical treatment. You don’t usually see the… [Read more]
WCRI Study: Medical Payments on Workers’ Comp Claims Decreased in California Post-SB 863
Cambridge, MA – Medical payments per claim with more than seven days of lost time in California decreased after the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 863 for claims with experience through March 2017, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). “Most other states WCRI studied experienced increases or stable trends… [Read more]
CA DWC Posts 2017 Audit Unit Annual Report and Ranking Report
San Francisco, CA – The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2017 DWC Audit Unit annual report on its website. The Audit Unit annual report provides information on how claims administrators audited by the DWC performed and includes the Administrative Director’s ranking report for audits conducted in calendar year 2016. The 2017 Audit… [Read more]
CA WCIRB Releases Study on Medical Fraud Enforcement
Oakland, CA – The California WCIRB recently released a new study in which its researchers examine the impact that increased efforts to identify and prosecute provider fraud may be having on the California workers’ compensation system. The Impact of Medical Fraud Enforcement on California Workers’ Compensation study uses data from the WCIRB’s medical transaction database… [Read more]
New WCRI Studies Examine Trends in Medical Payments, Prices, and Utilization in 18 State Workers’ Comp Systems
Cambridge, MA – Medical costs per claim and the components in 18 state workers’ compensation systems are analyzed in depth in a new series of studies, CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks, 19th Edition, released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). “The studies are designed to help policymakers and others benchmark state system performance. The benchmarks also… [Read more]
RegQuest Announces New Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management Module
Annapolis, MD – RegQuest™, a national online regulatory compliance resource focused on health insurance functions including medical management and appeals, recently announced the launch of its fourth and newest module: Workers’ Compensation Utilization Management, which reviews state workers’ compensation utilization management laws and regulations. The module offers subscribers regularly updated regulatory information broken down by… [Read more]
CA WCIRB Releases Study on Cumulative Trauma Claims
Oakland, CA – The WCIRB has released The World of Cumulative Trauma Claims report which focuses on workers’ compensation claims for workplace injuries that result from repetitive mentally or physically traumatic activities extending over a period of time. The report discusses how cumulative trauma (CT) claims differ from other types of workers’ compensation claims, and… [Read more]