Evidence-Based Workers’ Compensation (WC) Management

CME/MOC: 1.5
TRACK: Management and Administration in OEM

Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH, FACOEM, Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
Heather Holt Kraus, Esq., Semmes, Bowen & Semmes, Baltimore, MD
Nimisha Kalia-Satwah, MD, MPH, MBA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Robert Alan Lavin, MD, MS, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Xuguang (Grant) Tao, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Larry Yuspeh, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

This session will address recent trends in WC injuries and WC cost; development of predictive models for WC cost using epidemiological/bio-statistic tools; impact of opioid, benzodiazepines, sedatives, and antidepressants on WC cost; early use and discontinuation of opioids may be associated with better outcomes; and beneficial impact of occupational clinics on injuries and WC cost. This session may be of particular interest to residents and recent graduates.