by Kelia Scott | Aug 29, 2018 | Industry Insights, Workers' Comp News
Researchers are developing sensors that could have applications in workers’ comp, by being used in smart textiles and aiding workers in recovering from injuries or even avoiding them in the first place. A team from the University of Delaware is creating “smart...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 28, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) proposed a significant drop in workers’ compensation rates to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. If the 13.4 percent decrease is approved, it will go into effect at the beginning of 2019. NCCI said that...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 28, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Wyoming Supreme Court issued a ruling that says that a medical device or treatment does not necessarily have to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for it to be deemed “reasonable and necessary” for workers’ compensation purposes....
by Kelia Scott | Aug 23, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited an Ohio tool company, ArtiFlex Manufacturing, for exposing workers at their Wooster location to amputation hazards after an employee suffered a partial finger...
by Kelia Scott | Aug 21, 2018 | Workers' Comp News
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute released a study focusing on how facility payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for surgeries in Georgia changed after the state changed their medical fee schedule in 2014. Georgia changed their ASC and hospital...
