Most patients enter the workers compensation system due to physical injury, which often requires treatment for pain. But long-term opioid use can have negative side effects and drive up claim costs.
While workers' compensation insurers and risk managers are reporting extraordinary success in lowering the frequency of job-related injuries, getting a handle on severity is another story.
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