Lack of Care Coordination for Injured Workers Results in More Rehab Costs

Less coordination of care was found to be a factor in injured workers who relied on “extended” physical rehabilitation post-injury, according to a study released Wednesday by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. According to WCRI, physical medicine services are commonly used in treating workers with lower back pain and other musculoskeletal injuries, and in recent years, there has been an increase in the frequency of claims receiving physical medicine services. After adjusting for the differences in severity and other factors, WCRI found that claims with extended physical ...