Evaluating a center of excellence is the key to making sure injured workers get the best care for the best price

After an entrepreneur and former professional skier sustains a devastating workplace injury, his nurse case manager helped get him back to a life of adventure.

At NWCDC 2019, learn how new technologies can increase worker advocacy while also helping employers save money both before and after an injury.

While dangerous drug combinations are diminishing within the industry, even one claim with drugs that don’t mix could put an injured worker’s well-being at risk

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 Northeast.

From making it easy for workers in rural areas to see a doctor to ensuring injured workers don’t skip appointments, here’s how telemedicine is improving care in workers’ comp.

Medical provider fraud hurts both companies and their employees. Fortunately, new technology could help close down fraud shops in the future.

Medical marijuana, the raging opioid epidemic and the proliferation of technology are just some of the topics NWCDC will cover this year.

Telephonic nurse case managers are the unsung heroes of difficult workers’ comp claims.

The causes of chronic pain often remain elusive to scientists, but new research suggests that the brain, not the body, is at fault for continued aches and pains.

Meet the panelists of one of NWCDC’s most anticipated sessions, ’60 Tips in 60 Minutes – Avoiding Medical Mismanagement’s Claims Fallout.’

A strong return-to-work plan is key to any workers’ compensation program. Here are five strategies that have proven results in getting workers back on their feet.

Workers’ compensation suffers from an image problem as an it straddles insurance and the health care system. But there might be good news still.

Longer hours aren’t making your workers more productive, but they could be causing dangerous fatigue.

Differences in state workers’ compensation policies can create a headache for both employers and injured workers when interstate claims arise.

R3 Continuum and U.S. Bank have piloted a program that works to improve behavioral health workplace reintegration.

Older workers tend to have fewer injuries, but they often take longer to recover.

Injured workers often don’t grasp the role of nurse case managers within the workers’ comp process, which is why establishing trust is paramount.

A new report found that agility without resilience is a recipe for burnout. Here are the employees who are most at risk.

A Center of Excellence can provide top-tier treatment and rehab for some of the most catastrophic cases; it’s about time workers’ comp utilizes these facilities.