06 Jan WCRI Studies Link Fee Schedules to Lower Payments

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States that do not a have fee schedule in place are likely to pay more for workers’ compensation-related medical services, according to WCRI studies. Read full article here...

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14 Nov Is Your Workers Comp Claims Supervisor Being Held Accountable?

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In a perfect world, everyone is held accountable for their actions. Not only in life outside of work, but inside of work as well....

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23 Oct Narcotics Use in Workers Compensation Injuries

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Ways to better manage return to work and other issues for employees who may be prescribed narcotics. ...

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16 Oct Workers’ Comp Study Shows Wisconsin Pays More For Health Care

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A new study shows Wisconsin paid more for health care in 2009 than other states, but overall costs for workers' compensation were lower than 15 other states studied. One reason is that replacement income for injured workers in Wisconsin is less....

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16 Oct WCRI Releases Benchmarking Reports for 16 State Workers Comp Systems

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The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has released a series of new studies measuring the performance of 16 different state Workers’ Compensation systems. ...

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02 Oct Employers paid $77.1 billion; injured workers received $60.2 billion in 2011

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Benefits paid to injured workers and costs for employers in the workers' comp system seem to be following the economic environment. A new report shows the increases corresponded to an improving economy. ...

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24 Sep The Deadly Symmetry In Work Comp. A Stick With Two Short Ends

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Who wins a workers' com claim? The employer or employee? Neither win, and here's why...

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24 Sep Get the Facts Straight with Accident Investigations

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Always collect as much information as possible after a workplace accident. Here's a rundown of what you need to get the facts straight during an accident investigation....

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19 Sep Workers compensation claim frequency continues to decline: NCCI

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Workers compensation claim frequency continued declining during 2012, after the Great Recession, which may have driven a 2010 frequency spike...

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16 Sep Legislators consider workers’ comp changes

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The price discrepancy, reported in a recent study of medical payments in Wisconsin, is fueling discussion about the cost to businesses of workers’ comp insurance. Read more...

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