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WCRI: Vertical Integration Results in More Medical Care, Higher …

WEBCambridge, MA, December 14, 2023—As vertical integration of medical providers has increased over the last decade, a new Workers Compensation Research Institute …

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Outcomes Associated with Manual Therapy for Workers with Non …

WEBThis new study helps to fill information gaps in medical and health care policy research regarding this therapy. It focuses on low back pain (LBP) claims in 28 …

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Better Outcomes Associated with Early Physical Therapy for Injured

WEBCambridge, MA, August 16, 2022 – As concerns about behavioral health problems increased in recent years, the Workers Compensation Research Institute …

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WCRI: Tracking How State and Federal Workers’ Comp Programs …

WEBCambridge, MA, February 27, 2024―With medical benefits representing the single largest cost component for many state workers’ compensation systems, the …

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New WCRI Study Examines Use and Reimbursement of …

WEBCambridge, MA, Dec. 16, 2021 — With telemedicine rising as an important alternative for access to care during the pandemic, a new Workers Compensation Research Institute …

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Time from Injury to First Medical Service among Workers’ …

WEBCambridge, MA, November 28, 2023—A new Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) study, Time to First Medical Service—A WCRI FlashReport, examines the time …

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Social Determinants of Health in Workers’ Compensation—WCRI …

WEBThis study attempted to assess the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) factors, but since we do not have SDOH data for individual workers, we …

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Long COVID in the Workers' Compensation System Early in the

WEBThese persistent health consequences of the infection became known as long COVID. The goal of this analysis is to examine the prevalence of long COVID …

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The Impact of Workers’ Compensation Networks on Medical Costs …

WEBOne significant change in the delivery of medical care over the past decade has been the emergence of workers’ compensation networks—organizations of health …

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Workers’ Compensation Medical Prices and Outcomes of Injured …

WEBThe study reveals that the answer to questions about what happens to outcomes when prices increase or decrease is nuanced and depends on whether the …

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Health Insurance and Outcomes of Injured Workers

WEBIn particular, we first document changes in health insurance coverage rates of the working population between 2008 and 2017, using information from the American …

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WCRI Study Explores Excessive Heat's Influence on Workplace …

WEBWaltham, MA, May 9, 2024 ―With U.S. officials bracing for another summer of dangerous heat, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute …

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Recorded Webinar: Behavioral Health in Workers’ Compensation

WEBIn this free 30-minute webinar held on Dec. 15, Dr. Vennela Thumula discussed findings from the WCRI study A Primer on Behavioral Health Care in …

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Managed Care and Medical Cost Containment in Workers’ …

WEBThe Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization which strives to help those interested in making …

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Impact of Excessive Heat on the Frequency of Work-Related …

WEBWith U.S. officials bracing for another summer of dangerous heat, this new study measures the extent to which excessive heat has increased the incidence of work …

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Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Containment: A National

WEBThe Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization which strives to help those interested in making …

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WCRI: Hospital Outpatient Payments at Least 60% Higher in Most …

WEBCambridge, MA, May 31, 2022 – Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a …

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The Future of Workers’ Compensation: Opportunities and Challenges

WEBDr. Jay Himmelstein, Director of the University of Massachusetts Center for Health Policy and Research, synthesized a growing body of literature and experience …

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NIOSH Director Dr. John Howard to Discuss Future of Work, …

WEBCambridge, MA, Feb. 24, 2021 ― The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director John Howard will deliver a keynote on the future of work, COVID-19, …

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2024 WCRI Conference: Keynote Announced and Registration …

WEBCambridge, MA, Oct. 10, 2023―The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) announced today that registration is open and acclaimed Harvard economist David …

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