Mayo Clinic researchers have isolated several characteristics that may help identify those most likely to become chronic opioid users.

With the escalation of cyber attacks affecting the health care industry, companies in the workers’ comp field must become more vigilant in their efforts to safeguard data.

Despite early promise, California’s provider networks haven’t sustained their power to lower workers’ comp medical costs.

Nurses with the right skills and experience have been shown to have significant impact on red-flag claims.

With workers at a high rate of danger, health care facilities must train for both communication skills and safety drills.

Some doctors are turning to marijuana when opioids fail to ease patient pain. And courts say the treatment is reasonable under workers’ comp.

New research focuses on unchecked price mark-ups being billed to workers’ comp payers across the country.

During its Annual Issues Symposium, NCCI identified the top legislative issues affecting the industry for the first quarter of the year.

Significant workers’ comp legal decisions from around the country.

Research shows the use of clinical dashboards can significantly impact the management of opioid use.

Experts expect not much will change regardless of the outcome of the Uber employment-classification appeal.

On the agenda for the 24th annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo are sessions to help you tackle work comp’s most pressing challenges.

Asbestos liability claims have stubbornly lingered, which has been vexing for companies that didn’t even realize they had inherited the exposure.

Musculoskeletal disorders account for the majority of occupational injuries, but too few resources are dedicated to preventing them.

A round-up of nationwide regulatory changes affecting the workers’ compensation industry.

The court debates whether an injury that occurred during a commute is within the course and scope of employment.

More than 1.5 million workers are potentially at risk of lead exposure. Far too often, that exposure is putting their families at risk unnecessarily.

Despite a decrease in utilization of pharmaceuticals among injured workers, sharp price increases continue to drive costs upward.

Payers are increasingly willing to pay for biopsychosocial approaches to claims because the data bears out the treatment’s positive ROI.

Early adopters are embracing wearable tech for safety and workers’ comp applications. But employers must take care to avoid running afoul of HIPAA.