Older construction workers report lower rates of diabetes and high cholesterol than the overall workforce, according to CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training.

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Medical service costs per claim in California’s workers’ compensation system climbed 5% in 2025, driven largely by rising prices and growing utilization of services outside fee schedule caps, according to WCIRB.

Speed to care and triage still separate high-performing claims programs even as AI adoption accelerates, according to CorVel.

New CorVel President and CEO Sarah Scott discusses how clinically integrated claims, AI-enabled decision support and early intervention are reshaping workers’ compensation outcomes.

This is the third in a series of articles exposing what is driving the excessive recovery times and the high cost of workplace injuries. If you knew with certainty that any injured worker who does not return to work within 90 days will likely never return to work – would it change the way you… View Article

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.

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