Industry Insights
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Montgomery: How to Bill the DOL | 02/05/2025 | |
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| By: Catherine Montgomery | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In daisyBill’s experience, the United States Department of Labor is a model workers’ comp claims administrator (aka payer or carrier), consistently paying providers accurately and rapidly for injured worker treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Real Reason Mega Claims Are More Expensive and Common | 01/31/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| A few weeks ago, I sat through an hour-long webinar on mega claims where medical care, costs, variation, location, provider type and trends in health system consolidation and its impact were completely ignored. ...Read More | |||
| CAAA: New Silica Regulation Signals Increased Protection for Workers | 01/29/2025 | ||
| By: CAAA Communications Team | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Last month, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved permanent amendments to its regulation regarding occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This decision marks a critical step toward combating the rising epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible and fatal, but preventabl...Read More | |||
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Langham: A Nose for Weird News | 01/24/2025 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The world of workplace safety saw an odd occurrence in Indonesia. ...Read More | |||
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Kamin: Wildfires and the Incoming Construction Boom's WC Implications | 01/22/2025 | |
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| By: John P. Kamin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| A construction boom is coming to California in the wake of the recent devastating wildfires, and it carries significant implications for the state’s workers’ compensation system as communities build back their homes and communities. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Hospitals Rated Lowest for Workers' Comp | 01/17/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| On Thursday, we revealed the highest-rated hospitals for workers’ comp. Today, Health Strategy Associates is DIS-pleased to reveal the 10 lowest-scoring hospitals in the U.S. for workers’ compensation. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: The Best Hospitals for Workers' Comp | 01/16/2025 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| For the first time, Health Strategy Associates LLC is delighted to announce the facilities earning the Top Workers’ Comp Hospital Award. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: How Inertia, Delays and Deadlines Affect Your Settlement | 01/15/2025 | |
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| By: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | |||
| Parties are often surprised by how long it takes to resolve claims. It doesn’t have to be this way. While some causes are beyond participants’ control, parties can proactively take control of the claim to hasten resolution. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Comp Insurance Still Required for Remote Workers | 01/13/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| We received this workers' comp insurance question from a reader. The company considered keeping 40% remote-workers level even though the trend recently leaned toward returning employees to in-office work: ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Experience Mod Disputes Start With Unknown Department | 01/10/2025 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| An employer question came in over the holidays that I thought needed to be addressed to lower the confusion on experience mod disputes. ...Read More | |||
