A biopsychosocial approach helps injured workers achieve better outcomes, but jurisdictional obstacles remain. Joe Berardo, CEO of Carisk, outlines the challenges and benefits of a more holistic approach.

Employee health and workers’ comp both reap the benefits of a healthier workforce. Partnering up on wellness to maximize results is just good common sense. 

It makes sense to assume that workers’ compensation prices would impact injured worker outcomes, but a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute shows it’s not so straight-forward.

Here’s what one medical director says the workers’ comp industry should think about before embracing the drug.

The quest to deny opioid treatment to an injured abuser, a telecommuter’s fall over a dog, a slip on a hand-sanitizer puddle and more.

Determining when an employee took cannabis and to what degree they are impaired are challenges for employers and public safety agencies alike.

Employers have a broad range of options at their disposal to create a work environment conducive to better mental health for all employees.

Employers can address mental health risks by fostering a culture of openness, and offering resources that target specific mental health stressors.

This definitive timeline of cannabis legalization in the U.S. shows the reach of marijuana throughout the country, leading to more employers seeking impairment testing.

When a driver using his personal car for business is involved in a crash, it’s left to a court to decide whether his injuries are compensable.

With increased legalization, marijuana use and its impacts is becoming a more common subject of debate in the world of workers’ comp. Here are a few medical insights workers’ compensation pros should keep in mind.

Determining disability involves a team of players whose roles aren’t always straightforward.

NCCI’s latest report explores 12 years of data, revealing workplace injury trends by age, gender and industry sector.

PBMs and payers are starting to get opioid prescribing under control, but new trends may threaten the progress made.

While the age of diagnostic equipment is important, many factors should be considered to understand the quality of an individual center.

Medical experts offer their take on Tiger Woods’ recovery from spinal surgery, and what it might take for workers’ comp patients to score similar wins.

When most people do break or violate the law, it’s usually out of ignorance of a particular law or a lack of information about it. But for FMLA or the ADA, there are ways to stay ahead.

An employer assumed it was covered for an employee’s welder’s lung claim. But iron fumes triggered the policy’s pollution exclusion, leaving the company in a tight spot.

Everything you need to know about workers’ compensation insurance so you choose the best and most effective coverage for your employees and business.

A Georgia appeals court is asked to decide if a worker’s injury falls within the coming and going rule while she’s off the clock.