Workers' Compensation News
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DWC Suspends 16 Providers
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12/22/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation announced the suspension of 16 more medical providers, bringing to 131 the number of practitioners prohibited from treating workers injured in California since the start of the year.
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DWC Updates Ambulance Fee Schedule
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12/15/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order incorporating changes made by Medicare into the ambulance services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule for 2018.
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Doctor's Inconsistent Report Couldn't Support Award of PTD
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12/14/2017
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Source: WorkCompCentral
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State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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An Ohio Appellate Court ruled that a medical report did not constitute “some evidence” to support an award of permanent total disability benefits to a factory worker, as the doctor had issued inconsistent opinions on the patient's ability to work.
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DIR at Odds With Auditor Over Fraud Recommendations
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12/13/2017
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | Popular with Legal
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A report released Tuesday that aims to improve California's workers' compensation fraud-fighting efforts breathes new life into an old idea: Requiring carriers and employers to send explanation-of-benefit forms to applicants so that injured workers may tip investigators if they spot spuri...Read More
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Department Approves 3% Loss Cost Decrease
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12/13/2017
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State: MO | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The Missouri Insurance Department is recommending a 3% decrease in workers’ compensation loss costs for 2018, which follows a 4% decrease that took effect Aug. 1.
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Doctor Removed From Comp System Over Compounds
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12/11/2017
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By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter)
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State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A Fort Worth doctor has agreed to not treat, examine or consult with other physicians regarding injured workers by signing a consent order demanded by the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation for his alleged unnecessary prescribing of compound medications.
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DWC Posts Adjustment to Physicians' Fee Schedule
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12/08/2017
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted an order adjusting the physicians section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule to incorporate changes made by Medicare for 2018.
The order, among other things, incorporates the 1.4% increase in the Medicare Economic Index, whic...Read More
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