Physician payment rates rebound after five years of decline, while facility and equipment updates stay steady, according to NCCI analysis.

MedRisk CEO Sri Sridharan discusses how the company is using its vast workers’ compensation data, AI and provider insights to improve patient care, optimize medical costs and create stronger partnerships across the claims ecosystem.

Health care organizations are turning to innovative staffing models, technology and employee support strategies to address persistent workforce shortages and strengthen operational resilience.

As workers’ compensation claims grow more complex, today’s claims professionals are evolving into strategic coordinators who combine technology, clinical expertise, and collaboration to improve outcomes for injured workers and employers alike.

Cumulative trauma claims rose from 9.1% of all California workers’ compensation claims in 2018 to 16.5% in 2025, with the growth spreading statewide, the California Workers’ Compensation Institute found.

This is the second in a series of articles exposing what is driving the excessive recovery times and the high cost of workplace injuries. AI is top of mind for just about everyone under the age of 90. I was curious to see if Claude had any research-based, data driven understanding of why it takes… View Article

Medical inflation softened broadly in the second quarter, with the NCCI Workers Compensation Weighted Medical Index falling to 1.0% year over year in June.

Every workers’ comp program is fighting a version of the same fight right now, and coming together to share solutions.

If claims organizations are pursuing many of the same priorities, why do some consistently outperform others? Join industry leaders as they unpack key findings from the latest Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study and explore how top performers translate strategy into execution and execution into results.

A new survey reveals the priorities, obstacles, and evolving perspectives on technology shaping the workers’ compensation industry today.

Durable medical equipment and certain professional services without fee schedule rates are consuming a growing share of payments, the Workers Compensation Research Institute found.

Workplace violence has risen steadily across most major industry sectors since 2011, with health care and social assistance remaining the epicenter of the problem, according to the NCCI.

Injuries are down but leading a workers’ comp program still gets tougher each year— industry leaders need answers on what’s actually working.

This is the first in a series of articles exposing what is driving the excessive recovery times and the high cost of workplace injuries. Workplace injuries take twice as long to heal as non-workplace injuries. That is a researched established fact. Moreover, it is the single most important fact and key to understanding how to… View Article

Insurers posted a $431 million underwriting loss in 2025 as incurred losses and expenses reached 102% of earned premium, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California found.

Court rules employees can receive benefits for third-party attacks if job duties or work environment increased their risk, rejecting narrow focus on specific task being performed at time of injury.

His work contributed to MEC’s operational risk management framework by enhancing visibility, consistency and governance across complex data processes.

Supreme Judicial Court upholds insurance commissioner’s authority to reject proposed rate changes but faults him for failing to ‘show your work.’

NSC-funded emerging technologies demonstrated practical potential for workplace MSD prevention, according to the National Safety Council’s MSD Solutions Lab.

In workers’ compensation, trust isn’t just a two-way street — it’s the only direct route from injury back to work.