Tag: workers’ compensation
Non-Pharmacologic Solutions for Pain Management in Workers’ Compensation – a Research Study
October 22, 2019
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) came out with a 5th Edition Report on Interstate Variations in Dispensing of Opioids earlier this year. It examines the trends in dispensing opioids […]
Update For Physicians Treating Injured Workers in California
September 17, 2019
DWC launches a new online education course that’s free Yesterday the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) launched an updated free online module to help educate medical doctors, chiropractors, nurses who […]
Study Examines How Health Insurance May Affect Outcomes Of Injured Workers
September 6, 2019
Many studies have examined whether access to health insurance impacts workers’ incentives to file a claim for work comp injuries. However, there have not been extensive studies that examine what […]
Wearable Technology: What impact does it have on Workers Compensation?
August 15, 2019
NCCI examines the effect wearables have in the workplace In today’s tech-driven world, more and more people are staying connected and tracking data via wearable devices. This include everything from […]
Too Good to be True: How We Turned the Corner on Opioids
October 4, 2017
Pain Care Part 3: How the workers’ compensation industry is responding to the upsurge of opioids in healthcare American healthcare is weathering its greatest challenge in generations — the opioid […]