Research

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

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 spine disorders with spinal cord or root involvement.

The enclosed Score Card is the third in the ICIS injury series and provides detailed data and graphics on California work injury claims involving spine disorders with spinal cord or root involvement. Based on CWCI Industry Claims Information System (ICIS) data, these injuries account for just 2% of work injury diagnoses in California, but a high percentage of these injuries result in permanent disability, so they consume more than 8% of all payments, making them among the most costly workers’ compensation claims in the state.

This analysis measured changes in the percentage of injured worker outpatient treatment visits to network providers by timeframe and type of medical service. The study examined provider-based medical treatment data from AY 2002 through AY 2005 claims.

These worksheets provide detailed supplemental exhibits and analysis to the injury scorecard associated with shoulder, arm, knee and lower leg sprains.