Study: Providers Greatly Differ by Specialty

Medical providers who offer care to injured workers vary greatly by specialty, as doctors such as orthopedic surgeons and pain management specialists are more likely to have a roster of comp patients than those in primary care services, according to a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. Tuesday’s study, “Workers Compensation Providers: Describing the Marketplace,” examined records from physicians and non-physicians who treat injured workers, according to WCRI researchers Bogdan Savych and Olesya Fomenko. It analyzed the workers’ comp physician...