NCCI: Comp Inpatient Stays, Pharmaceutical Prescriptions Drop

ORLANDO, Florida — The workers’ compensation system has seen a 34% drop in inpatient hospital stays for injured workers since 2012, researchers with the National Council on Compensation Insurance said Tuesday at the organization’s Annual Insights Symposium. Inpatient stays are becoming less frequent as more injured workers who require surgery are having procedures done at ambulatory surgery centers, which have seen an influx in comp patients during the past several years. Hospital stays have also seen significant cost increases, with the average cost for one day in the...