Research
California WC Independent Medical Review: 1st Quarter 2015 Outcomes
An analysis of 2015 independent medical review (IMR) decisions from the first quarter of 2015 shows no significant decline in IMR volume in the first three months of this year, even though the independent medical reviewers continue to concur with the utilization review (UR) physicians denial or modification of treatment in about 90 percent of the cases.
ICD-10s and the WC System
A new analysis examines the history, form and function of the ICD-10 classification system for healthcare delivery, which takes effect October 1 for all health care systems in the U.S. – including California workers' comp.
California's Proposed WC Formulary: Preliminary Review of Preferred and Non-Preferred Drugs
A CWCI Spotlight Report that uses data on 1.2 million prescriptions dispensed to California injured workers in 2014 to model the impact of the proposed WC prescription drug formulary released by the DWC on August 26, 2016.
