How do you know if the doctor you are seeing (or are planning to see) is any good? Maybe you got a referral. Maybe you have “heard good things.” Maybe you have read some reviews online on Healthgrades or Google or Yelp. But what do we really learn about from those sources? Good bedside manner?… View Article
I have to imagine that anyone attending workers’ compensation conventions is a “student of the game.” In my “other life” as a licensed insurance agent, that idea goes well beyond the mandatory continuing education obligations. It’s an understanding of those agents who are highly effective because they read everything about what is moving the insurance… View Article
Exploring the complex relationship between wages and temporary disability benefits duration, this report reveals higher-paid, older workers typically receive longer-term benefits
The surprising findings of a recent study challenge common assumptions about workers’ comp outcomes — and reveal the true extent of biopsychosocial factors’ influence.
Diet and mental health are so closely connected that the gut is often called our “second brain.” Addressing the importance of food choices, especially during recovery, can help to optimize the mental wellbeing and resilience of injured employees.
Improving workers’ compensation outcomes requires addressing mental health issues. One often-overlooked factor is the critical impact of gut health on our minds.
In this National Comp 2023 session, three experts on recovery shared what they learned from their own back and spinal injuries and how those lessons can be applied to workers’ comp.
COVID’s aftermath has revealed — and worsened — a hidden epidemic of workplace mental distress. Combating it will require holistic biopsychosocial solutions and earlier intervention.
Regardless of whether mental health is compensable in a state, a panel of experts at this year’s National Comp will explain why it pays to ensure that injured workers feel supported in their recovery journeys.
Despite the initial challenges, engaging in regular activity is vital for healing wounds as it increases blood flow and oxygen supply to the injured areas.
After a merger with Tyco International in 2016, Johnson Controls leveraged its workers’ compensation program, emphasizing strong communication and collaboration.
The rise of Big Data has allowed for the early identification of at-risk workers comp claims, but siloed data has long been an obstacle. Effective data sharing is now allowing workers comp professionals and providers to leverage data as a fundamental driving force to transform the injured workers experience – claims scoring is part of that transformation.