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Baby boomers are expected to place greater demands on both the group health and workers’ comp industries due to comorbidities associated with advanced age.

Silvia Sacalis of Healthesystems details the different aspects of holistic care for injured workers and why each is important for a successful return-to-work.

This Kansas workers’ comp manager changed one school’s safety culture by focusing on proper training, work-life balance and the world of special education.

The company’s employee-driven culture prioritizes injured worker advocacy and helps get patients back to work rested and safe.

Employment tax revenue is just one sticking point in the fight over worker classification. Uber’s fate could signal an undoing of the gig economy business model – and a unique opportunity for insurers.

Data has linked MSDs to opioid overdoses. But there may be hope yet: implementing proper ergonomic practices.

State workers’ compensation laws are ever-changing. Here’s what you need to know to stay up to date on workers’ compensation and paid leave laws in the Midwest.

Positive safety trends and new technologies are driving a pull away from traditional risk transfer as carriers work to adapt.

There are so many elements that go into a successful workers’ compensation program. Real trust that goes both ways is the glue that binds them all together.  

Extended full employment means that eventually, frequency and severity in workers’ compensation will rise.

When refining a return-to-work program, employers can often overlook this one, crucial element: The interactions medications have on their injured workers.

At NWCDC 2019, Risk & Insurance® sat down with Paradigm’s John Watts to discuss the company’s approach to catastrophic care and how it can be applied to other injuries.

At NWCDC 2019, Risk & Insurance® sat down with Optum’s David Young to discuss the company’s new technology platform and their plans for 2020.

At the close of NWCDC, an expert panel offered a spectrum of actionable advice for maximizing patient medical outcomes and targeting resources where they can do the most good.

At NWCDC’s ‘Applying an Injury-Specific Recovery Path to Resolve Complex Cases’, presenters honed in on the importance of open communication in helping rehabilitate injured workers and their physical and mental health. 

New laws and rapidly evolving employee needs are changing how employers execute and deliver disability and leave-of-absence programs.

At Carisk, the company takes complex claims management to heart with their Pathways 2 Recovery program.

For workers’ comp program administrators, keeping up with constantly changing legislation is a hefty task. Here are a few key trends to get started.

A panel at the 2019 National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference® & Expo titled “The Opioid Epidemic: Mitigating Employee Safety and Health Risks” drew audience attention to alternatives that are helping curb the crisis.