Workers' Compensation News
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QME Fee Schedule Proposal Prompts Call for Reassessment of Med-Legal System
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05/24/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 3 | Popular with Legal
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Rather than trying to clarify the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, some observers are suggesting that the California Division of Workers’ Compensation undertake more of a soup-to-nuts review of the billing rules, or a broader reassessment of the nearly 14-year-old qualified medical evaluator pro...Read More
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QME Claims DWC Exceeded Statutory Authority in Denying Recertification
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03/13/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Alleged billing errors do not give the Division of Workers’ Compensation authority to deny applications for recertification as a qualified medical evaluator, according to the latest complaint filed against the agency over its efforts to enforce the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule.
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Quinn Named WC Appeals Court Judge
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03/13/2018
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State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton named workers' compensation attorney Sean Quinn to take over as Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals judge early next year.
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QME Takes Case for Reappointment to Appeals Board
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02/26/2018
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A cardiologist from Southern California petitioned the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board to order his immediate reinstatement as a qualified medical evaluator and to prohibit the future use of alleged underground rules he says the Division of Workers’ Compensation relied upon when i...Read More
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QMEs Allege Additional Underground Rules Limit Billing for Research Time
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02/23/2018
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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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California qualified medical evaluators have lodged another complaint about underground rule-making in their nearly two-year fight with the Division of Workers’ Compensation over how the agency is handling requests for recertification.
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QME Dies in Private Plane Crash in San Diego
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02/23/2018
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A San Diego orthopedic surgeon who served as a qualified medical evaluator died when his private airplane crashed shortly after takeoff, according to news reports.
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QMEs to Try Again on Jurisdiction Question in Suit Against DIR
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01/10/2018
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By: Emily Brill (Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A group of former qualified medical evaluators who allege they lost their jobs after the state adopted a different interpretation of billing rules will soon get a second chance to persuade a civil court judge that he has jurisdiction over their lawsuit against the Department of Industrial Relatio...Read More
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Q3 Net Income Dives 58% at Old Republic
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10/27/2017
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Old Republic International Corp. has reported a 58% decrease in third quarter net income, which fell to $46.1 million from $111 million in the prior-year quarter.
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QME Report Examines Impact of Suspended Providers, Med-Legal Agents
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10/23/2017
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By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Forty-one providers who were registered as qualified medical evaluators for at least one year between 2007 and 2016 were ultimately suspended by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation, according to a report released last week.
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