A new report from NCCI found that self-driving cars could reduce workers’ comp claims costs. But many people remain afraid of the new technology.

The departing chair of DMEC’s board reflects on her 30-year mission to inform employers and elevate the profession of disability and absence management.

Data is a great resource for improving workers’ compensation programs. At NWCDC this fall, two separate sessions will help you figure out which metrics deserve your attention.

Managing the pervasive risk of fatigue takes a layered approach that includes leveraging data, replacing outdated processes and procedures and promoting a culture of wellness.

This fall at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo, learn more about how to help workers with amputation injuries, without spending more than you need to for optimal care.

If you’re ready to take claims closure projects to another level, the team at Kaiser Permanente will tell you how, this fall at NWCDC in Las Vegas. 

One large California insurer believes that outdated workplace wellness programs are a waste of precious resources. It’s exploring ways to customize wellness offerings instead.

Pro-gamers and office computer users have more in common than you’d think — at least in their injury risk profiles. One surgeon is sharing tools that will help them both.

Employee health and workers’ comp both reap the benefits of a healthier workforce. Partnering up on wellness to maximize results is just good common sense. 

It makes sense to assume that workers’ compensation prices would impact injured worker outcomes, but a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows it’s not so straight-forward.

This definitive timeline of cannabis legalization in the U.S. shows the reach of marijuana throughout the country, leading to more employers seeking impairment testing.

With increased legalization, marijuana use and its impacts is becoming a more common subject of debate in the world of workers’ comp. Here are a few medical insights workers’ compensation pros should keep in mind.

NCCI’s latest report explores 12 years of data, revealing workplace injury trends by age, gender and industry sector.

Overexertion and falls on the same level are two of the top causes of disabling workplace injuries, according to Liberty Mutual’s 2019 report.

In California, the option to seek care in Mexico is producing better outcomes and reduced cost of claims in workers’ comp.

A performance report on the first five years of California’s independent bill review program reveals that claims adjusters’ billing decisions rarely align with how the state workers’ comp system sees things.

Research over the past few decades has shown that psychosocial issues can have a significant impact on recovery rates.

Workers’ comp needs a better solution for opioids than more prescription opportunities. And luckily, numerous alternative treatments are already at our fingertips.

Cannabis shows promise as a non-opioid treatment for pain, but dosing uncertainty and the plant’s Schedule 1 status will need to be resolved first.

The 2018 Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study suggests leaders are shedding the confines of traditional thinking as they strive to offset continued growth of medical costs.