WCRI Identifies New Predictors of Worker Outcomes

Eight new state-specific studies from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) identified new predictors of worker outcomes that can help public officials, payors, and health care providers improve the treatment and communication an injured worker receives after an injury — leading to better outcomes. "Better information about the predictors of poorer worker outcomes may allow payors and doctors to better target health care and return-to-work interventions to those most at risk," said Dr. Richard Victor, WCRI’s executive director. The studies, Predictors of Worker Outcomes, found trust in the workplace to be one of the more important predictors that has not been examined before.