ReedGroup Takes Aim at WCRI's Process for Research Review

ReedGroup, a publisher of workers’ comp medical treatment guidelines, is questioning the quality of research conducted by the Workers Compensation Research Institute, saying the process by which experts review WCRI studies needs improving. Two outside technical experts review most of WCRI’s studies, which also may be sent to as many as hundreds of stakeholders for comment before final publication. But ReedGroup says the problem is that WCRI knows the identity of experts who are reviewing a study. Using anonymous reviewers through a “blinded” review process wo...