{"id":55007,"date":"2023-03-20T20:05:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/cwci-documents-recent-california-workers-comp-professional-medical-service-treatment-patterns\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T20:05:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:05:56","slug":"cwci-documents-recent-california-workers-comp-professional-medical-service-treatment-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/cwci-documents-recent-california-workers-comp-professional-medical-service-treatment-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"CWCI Documents Recent California Workers\u2019 Comp Professional Medical Service Treatment Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CWCI<\/a>–A new study finds treatment patterns for California workers\u2019 comp professional medical services have stabilized in recent years, with only minor changes in the utilization rates and volume of services rendered to injured workers within the first two years for indemnity claims with 2014 through 2019 initial treatment dates, and within the first six months for indemnity claims with 2018 through 2021 initial treatment dates.\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe study uses data from CWCI\u2019s Industry Research Information System (IRIS) database to analyze professional medical services from non-COVID indemnity claims to determine the percent of claims that involved a major surgery within two years of the initial treatment date. The authors then calculated the percent of claims with and without major surgery from each of the initial treatment years that utilized Evaluation and Management (E&M); Physical Medicine; Advanced Imaging; Mental Health; and Injection services. Among the key findings:\n<\/p>\n