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Hospital Closures and Impact on Outcomes – 2nd Session

06 Mar, 2026 James Moore

                               
2026 WCRI Annual Conference - Bogdan Savych -
(c) WCRI – Cambridge MA

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Hospital closures are occurring nationwide. This session examines how they affect workers’ comp access, treatment patterns, costs, and disability duration, looking across rural and urban areas.

The slides for this presentation are not shared on the app because the findings are preliminary. WCRI’s report on this subject will be published in the coming months.

Based on the recent hospital closures, do you see a delay in the return to work process?  Answer – We did not see a delay in the RTW process.  – <Amazing Answer> I thought it would increase delays in the RTW process.

My impression – Bogdan always has a research topic and report, which usually do not follow the norm.  As with this session, what he covered was groundbreaking.   I had a discussion with him at breaktime that North Carolina – J&L’s home state – had created a unique situation where University Medical Systems, such as Duke Medical and UNC Medical, have provided much-needed medical treatment in rural areas in North Carolina, including rural hospitals.

This blog post is provided by James Moore, AIC, MBA, ChFC, ARM, and is republished with permission from J&L Risk Management Consultants. Visit the full website at www.cutcompcosts.com.

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