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Medical Costs, Utilization, and Health Care Delivery
Worker Outcomes
Benefits and Return to Work
Cost Drivers and Benchmarks of System Performance
Administration/Litigation
Vocational Rehabilitation
Occupational Disease
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Medical Costs, Utilization, and Health Care Delivery
 
Why Surgeon Owners of Ambulatory Surgical Centers Do More Surgery Than Non-Owners
WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation, Fourth Edition
(MPI-WC)
Hospital Outpatient Cost Index for Workers' Compensation
WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation, Third Edition
(MPI-WC)
Prescription Benchmarks, 2nd Edition: Trends and Interstate Comparisons
Prescription Benchmarks for Florida, 2nd Edition
Prescription Benchmarks for Washington
Interstate Variations in Use of Narcotics
Impact of Preauthorization on Medical Care in Texas
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks, 11th Edition - All States
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for California, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Florida, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Illinois, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Louisiana, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Maryland,11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Massachusetts, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Michigan, 11th Edition
Medical Benchmarks for Minnesota, CompScope™ 11th Edition
Medical  Benchmarks for New Jersey, CompScope™ 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for North Carolina, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, 11th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of Reforms in Texas: CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks,11th Edition
CompScope™ Medical Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 11th Edition
Workers' Compensation Medical Cost Containment: A National Inventory, 2011
Benchmarks for Designing Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules: 2009
Prescription Benchmarks - All States
Prescription Benchmarks for Florida
Prescription Benchmarks for Illinois
Prescription Benchmarks for Louisiana
Prescription Benchmarks for Maryland
Prescription Benchmarks for Massachusetts
Prescription Benchmarks for Michigan
Prescription Benchmarks for Minnesota
Prescription Benchmarks for New Jersey
Prescription Benchmarks for North Carolina
Prescription Benchmarks for Pennsylvania
Prescription Benchmarks for Tennessee
Prescription Benchmarks for Texas
Prescription Benchmarks for Wisconsin
Fee Schedules for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers: A Guide for Policymakers
National Inventory of Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedules for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Workers' Compensation Medical Cost Containment: A National Inventory
Information Requested by Medicare to Support Decision-making on Medicare Secondary Payer Regulations
WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation, Second Edition (MPI-WC)

Connecticut Fee Schedule Rates Compared to State Medicare Rates: Common Medical Services Delivered to Injured Workers by Nonhospital Providers

What Are the Most Important Medical Conditions in Workers' Compensation?
What Are the Most Important Medical Conditions in New York Workers' Compensation?
Analysis of Illustrative Medical Fee Schedules in Wisconsin
WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation: The MPI-WC, First Edition
Benchmarks for Designing Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules: 2006
Analysis of the Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules in Illinois
State Policies Affecting the Cost and Use of Pharmaceuticals in Workers' Compensation: A National Inventory
The Cost and Use of Pharmaceuticals in Workers' Compensation: A Guide for Policymakers
How Does the Massachusetts Medical Fee Schedule Compare to Prices Actually Paid in Workers' Compensation?
The Impact of Provider Choice on Workers' Compensation Costs and Outcomes
Adverse Surprises in Workers' Compensation: Cases with Significant Unanticipated Medical Care and Costs
Analysis of the Proposed Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule in Tennessee
Analysis of Services Delivered at Chiropractic Visits in Texas Compared to Other States
Supplement to Benchmarking the 2004 Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule
Is Chiropractic Care a Cost Driver in Texas? Reconciling Studies by WCRI and MGT/Texas Chiropractic Association
Potential Impact of a Limit on Chiropractic Visits in Texas
Are Higher Chiropractic Visits per Claim Driven by "Outlier" Providers?
Benchmarking the 2004 Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule
Evidence of Effectiveness of Policy Levers to Contain Medical Costs in Workers' Compensation
WCRI Medical Price Index for Workers' Compensation
Where the Medical Dollar Goes? How California Compares to Other States
Patterns and Costs of Physical Medicine: Comparison of Chiropractic and Physician-Directed Care
Provider Choice Laws, Network Involvement, and Medical Costs
Analysis of Payments to Hospitals and Surgery Centers in Florida Workers' Compensation
Benchmarks for Designing Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules: 2001-2002
Changes in Michigan's Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule: 1996-2002
Targeting More Costly Care: Area Variations in Texas Medical Costs and Utilization
Comparing the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Fee Schedule with Medicare Rates: Evidence from 160 Important Medical Procedures
Benchmarking Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedule
Benchmarking California’s Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules
Managed Care and Medical Cost Containment in Workers’ Compensation: A National Inventory, 2001-2002
Benchmarking Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules
The Impact of Initial Treatment by Network Providers on Workers' Compensation Medical Costs and Disability Payments
The Impact of Workers' Compensation Networks on Medical Cost and Disability Payments
The RBRVS as a Model for Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules:  Pros and Cons
Benchmarks for Designing Workers' Compensation Medical Fee Schedules:  1995-1996
Review, Regulate, or Reform:  What Works to Control Workers' Compensation Medical Costs
Medicolegal Fees in California:  An Assessment
How Choice of Provider and Recessions Affect Medical Costs in Workers' Compensation
Medical Costs in Workers' Compensation:  Trends & Interstate Comparisons


Worker Outcomes
 
How Have Worker Outcomes and Medical Costs Changed in Wisconsin?
Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Michigan
Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Maryland
Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Nine Large States
Comparing Outcomes for Injured Workers in Seven Large States
Worker Outcomes in Texas by Type of Injury
Outcomes for Injured Workers in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Texas
Outcomes for Injured Workers in Texas
The Workers' Story: Results of a Survey of Workers' Injured in Wisconsin
Workers' Compensation Medical Care:  Effective Measurement of Outcomes


Benefits and Return to Work
 
Factors Influencing Return to Work for Injured Workers: Lessons from Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
The Impact of the 2004 PPD Reforms in Tennessee: Early Evidence
Factors That Influence the Amount and Probability of Permanent Partial Disability Benefits
Return-to-Work Outcomes of Injured Workers: Evidence from California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Texas
Who Obtains Permanent Partial Disability Benefits: A Six State Analysis
Benchmarking Oregon's Permanent Partial Disability Benefits
Benchmarking Florida’s Permanent Impairment Benefits
Permanent Partial Disability Benefit: Interstate Differences
Measuring Income Losses of Injured Workers: A Study of the Wisconsin System
Permanent Partial Disability in Tennessee:  Similar Benefits for Similar Injuries?
What Are the Most Important Factors Shaping Return to Work?  Evidence from Wisconsin
Do Low TTD Maximums Encourage High PPD Utilization: Re-examining the Conventional Wisdom
Benefit Increases and System Utilization:  The Connecticut Experience
Designing Benefit Structures for Temporary Disability:  A Guide for Policymakers & Designing Benefit Structures for Temporary Disability -- Two-Volume Publication
Return to Work Incentives:  Lessons for Policymakers from Economic Studies
Income Replacement for Long-Term Disability:  The Role of Workers' Compensation and SSDI


Cost Drivers and Benchmarks of System Performance
 
CompScope™ Benchmarks, 12th Edition - All States
CompScope™ Benchmarks for California, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Florida, 12th Edition
Baseline for Monitoring the Impact of the 2011 Reforms in Illinois: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Louisiana, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Maryland, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Massachusetts, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Michigan, 12th Edition
Benchmarks for Minnesota, CompScope™ 12th Edition
Benchmarks for New Jersey, CompScope™ 12th Edition
Baseline for Evaluating Impact of 2011 Reforms in North Carolina: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, 12th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of Reforms and Recession in Texas: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 12th Edition
Benchmarks for Virginia, CompScope™ 12th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 12th Edition
Early Impact of the 2007 Reforms in New York
CompScope™ Benchmarks, 11th Edition - All States
CompScope™ Benchmarks for California, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Florida, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Illinois, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Louisiana, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Maryland, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Massachusetts, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Michigan, 11th Edition
Benchmarks for Minnesota, CompScope™ 11th Edition
Benchmarks for New Jersey, CompScope™ 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for North Carolina, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Tennessee, 11th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of Reforms in Texas: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 11th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 11th Edition
Baseline Trends for Evaluating the Impact of the 2007 Reforms in New York
CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition - All States
Monitoring the Impact of 2002–2004 Reforms on California Workers’ Compensation System: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of 2003 Reforms on Florida Workers’ Compensation System: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of the 2005 Reforms in Illinois: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Louisiana, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Maryland, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Massachusetts, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Michigan, 10th Edition
Benchmarks for Minnesota, CompScope™ 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for North Carolina, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Pennsylvania, 10th Edition
Monitoring 2004 Reforms in Tennessee: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition
Monitoring the Impact of Reforms in Texas: CompScope™ Benchmarks, 10th Edition
CompScope™ Benchmarks for Wisconsin, 10th Edition
Updated Baseline for Evaluating the Impact of the 2007 Reforms in New York
Interstate Variations in Medical Practice Patterns for Low Back Conditions
Timeliness of Injury Reporting and First Indemnity Payment in New York: A Comparison with 14 States
Baseline for Evaluating the Impact of the 2007 Reforms in New York
Why Are Benefit Delivery Expenses Higher in California and Florida?
CompScope™ Benchmarks: Massachusetts, 1994-1999
CompScope™ Benchmarks: Florida, 1994-1999
Where the Workers' Compensation Dollar Goes
Predictors of Multiple Workers’ Compensation Claims in Wisconsin
Area Variations in Texas Benefit Payments and Claim Expenses
Area Variations in California Benefit Payments and Claim Expenses
Area Variations in Pennsylvania Benefit Payments and Claim Expenses
Benchmarking the Performance of Workers' Compensation Systems: CompScope™ Multistate Comparisons
Benchmarking the Performance of Workers' Compensation Systems: CompScope™ Measures for Minnesota
Benchmarking the Performance of Workers' Compensation Systems: CompScope™ Measures for Massachusetts
Benchmarking the Performance of Workers' Compensation Systems: CompScope™ Measures for California
Benchmarking the Performance of Workers' Compensation Systems: CompScope™ Measures for Pennsylvania
Cost Drivers and System Performance in a Court-Based System:  Tennessee
The 1991 Reforms in Massachusetts:  An Assessment of Impact
The Impact of Oregon's Cost Containment Reforms
Cost Drivers and System Change in Georgia, 1984-1994
Cost Drivers in Missouri
Cost Drivers in New Jersey
Cost Drivers in Six States


Administration/Litigation
 
Workers Compensation Laws as of January 2012
Workers Compensation Laws, 3rd Edition
Avoiding Litigation: What Can Employers, Insurers, and State Workers’ Compensation Agencies Do?
Workers' Compensation Laws, 2nd Edition
Did the Florida Reforms Reduce Attorney Involvement?
Lessons from the Oregon Workers' Compensation System
Workers' Compensation in Montana: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Nevada: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Hawaii: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Arkansas: Administrative Inventory
Workers’ Compensation in Mississippi: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Arizona: Administrative Inventory
Workers’ Compensation In Iowa: Administrative Inventory
Measuring the Complexity of the Workers’ Compensation Dispute Resolution Processes in Tennessee
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Missouri: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Tennessee: Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers’ Compensation in New York: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Kentucky: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Ohio: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Louisiana: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Florida: Administrative Inventory
Measuring Dispute Resolution Outcomes: A Literature Review with Implications for Workers' Compensation
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Connecticut:  Administrative Inventory
Dispute Prevention and Resolution in Workers’ Compensation:  A National Inventory, 1997-1998
Workers' Compensation in Oklahoma:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation Advisory Councils:  A National Inventory, 1997-1998
The Role of Advisory Councils in Workers’ Compensation Systems: Observations from Wisconsin
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Michigan:  Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Minnesota:  Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in California:  Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania:  Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Washington:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Illinois:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Colorado:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Oregon:  Administrative Inventory
Revisiting Workers' Compensation in Texas: Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Virginia:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in New Jersey:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in North Carolina:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Missouri:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in California:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Wisconsin:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in New York:  Administrative Inventory
The AMA Guides in Maryland:  An Assessment
Workers' Compensation in Georgia:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania:  Administrative Inventory
Reducing Litigation:  Using Disability Guidelines and State Evaluators in Oregon
Workers' Compensation in Minnesota:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Maine:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Michigan:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Washington:  Administrative Inventory
Workers' Compensation in Texas:  Administrative Inventory
Reducing Litigation:  Evidence from Wisconsin
Workers' Compensation in Connecticut: Administrative Inventory
Use of Medical Evidence:  Low-Back Permanent Partial Disability Claims in New Jersey
Use of Medical Evidence:  Low-Back Permanent Partial Disability Claims in Maryland

Vocational Rehabilitation
 
Improving Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes:  Opportunities for Early Intervention
Appropriateness and Effectiveness of Vocational Rehabilitation in Florida: Costs, Referrals, Services, and Outcomes
Vocational Rehabilitation in Florida Workers' Compensation:  Rehabilitants, Services, Costs, and Outcomes
Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes:  Evidence from New York
Vocational Rehabilitation in Workers' Compensation:  Issues and Evidence

Occupational Disease
 
Liability for Employee Grievances:  Mental Stress and Wrongful Termination
Asbestos Claims:  The Decision to Use Workers' Compensation and Tort

Other
 
Workers' Compensation: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Going?
Recession, Fear of Job Loss, and Return to Work
What are the Prevalence and Size of Lump-Sum Payments in Workers' Compensation: Estimates Relevant for Medicare Set-Aside
The Future of Workers’ Compensation: Opportunities and Challenges
Managing Catastrophic Events in Workers' Compensation: Lessons from 9/11
Workers' Compensation and the Changing Age of the Workforce
Medical Privacy Legislation: Implications for Workers' Compensation
The Implications of Changing Employment Relations for Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Success Stories
The Americans with Disabilities Act:  Implications for Workers' Compensation