Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study Releases 10-Year Annual Industry Report Card. Reveals Claims Management Progress and Performance Differentiators By Rising Medical Solutions LLC - September 18, 2023 Since 2013, Rising Medical Solutions' annual Workers' Compensation Benchmarking Study has surveyed more than 3,600 claims leaders and frontline claims professionals on their top operational priorities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as their strategies for improving claim outcomes. Now, with the release of its tenth Study Report, this national research program reveals the trajectory of how claims management has (or has not) progressed over the past decade––ultimately delivering a 10-year industry report card. "Reflecting on the challenges and opportunities claims organizations have faced over the past 10 years, it may seem like 'everything and nothing has changed,'" says Rachel Fikes, chief experience officer and program study director at Rising Medical Solutions. "But, by reprising survey questions used since the study's inaugural publication, a clear picture emerges of the industry's claims management advancements as well as entrenched obstacles. Examining this rich, year-over-year data repository not only enables us to identify key trends, it also helps us forecast where the industry is headed."   Read More

WA teachers quitting in droves as workers compensation claims for mental stress rocket, new figures show: The West Australian  September 20, 2023 State school teachers are quitting their jobs at a rate of four per day while the profession accounts for almost half of the public sector’s total workers’ compensation claims, alarming new figures have revealed.

New York increases minimum weekly benefits for work comp claimants: Property Casualty 360  September 19, 2023 Workers comp benefits rejected in Orlando work place shooting: Citrus County Chronicle  August 18, 2023 South Carolina workers face job loss due to stalled workers compensation claims: ABC 4 News  August 15, 2023

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She wasn’t looking. But through serendipity, Crystal Johnson has wound up a senior associate attorney at Pearlman, Brown & Wax. By Lonce Lamonte - March 21, 2023 It wasn’t in her plan.  So, this recent move just happened by surprise and destiny.  Somebody reco... Read More