Research

The enclosed Score Card is the fourth in the ICIS injury series and provides detailed data and graphics on California work injury claims involving inflamed muscle and joint claims. These claims account for just 5% of California job injuries, but they can be some of the most complex and expensive workers' compensation cases because the subjective and cumulative nature of the injuries often leads to reporting and treatment delays, attorney involvement, longer claim duration, and high indemnity costs.

These worksheets provide detailed supplemental exhibits and analysis to the injury scorecard associated with inflamed muscles and joints.

This analysis estimated total temporary disability benefits had the TD cap proposed by AB 338 been in effect for accident year 2000 and 2001 injury claims.

This monograph examines the issues, opportunities and unresolved problems surrounding the merger of medical and disability coverages into a single, seamless program.

These worksheets provide detailed supplemental exhibits and analysis to the injury scorecard associated with degenerative, infective or metabolic joint disorders.

The enclosed Score Card is the fifth in the ICIS injury series and provides detailed data and graphics on California work injury claims involving degenerative, infective or metabolic joint disorders . Based on CWCI Industry Claims Information System (ICIS) data, these injuries account for 3% of job injuries in California, but almost 6% of workers' compensation payments, as treatment plans for these injuries rely heavily on radiology, physical therapy and surgery, and a quarter of these injuries result in a permanent disability – double the proportion noted for all work injuries.