In this free 40-minute webinar held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, Bogdan Savych, WCRI senior policy analyst, presented findings from its recent report, Advanced Practitioners and Workers’ Compensation Claim Outcomes.
The webinar explored the following questions:
- How did involvement of advanced practitioners and primary care physicians change between 2013 and 2022?
- Do patients initially treated by an advanced practitioner experience different claim outcomes than workers first treated by a primary care physician?
- Are there differences in timing of first nonemergency care, use of specialty care, medical costs, and duration of temporary disability?
The study draws on detailed claims and medical data from 29 states, covering over 80 percent of workers’ compensation benefits paid. It includes injuries from October 1, 2012, to September 30, 2022, and tracks outcomes up to 6 or 12 months postinjury.
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