In this 30-minute recorded webinar held on Jan. 11, WCRI Senior Research Analyst and author Dr. Rebecca Yang shared findings from Time to First Medical Service—A WCRI FlashReport. Time to first service provides insights for the understanding of access to medical care by workers with injuries.

The webinar addressed the following questions:

• How long did it take after the day of injury for a worker to visit the emergency department or have an office visit?
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, did workers with injuries experience any delays in those early services?
• How did time to first surgery change during the pandemic?

The focus of the analysis is on the median number of days from injury to first medical service by major type of provider (such as physicians, physical/occupational therapists, and hospitals); type of service, including emergency department visits, office visits, surgery, and physical medicine; and injury category, such as fractures, neurologic spine pain, and sprains and strains.

Recorded webinars are $15 for non-members and FREE for WCRI members, members of the press, and legislators as well as their staff. 

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