Industry Insights
| Impairment-to-Disability Ratings; The Mechanics | 11/21/2004 | ||
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| Effective 1/01/05 the new California permanent disability rating schedule should be in use. Based on the AMA Guides, 5th Edition, the new schedule applies to all dates of injuries for which a Permanent and Stationary (P&S)/Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) report has not been issued by a Primary Tre...Read More | |||
| Independent Contractors - A Review of Determinative Factors | 03/14/2004 | ||
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| Who is an independent contractor, and how do you tell? The question is increasingly a critical focus for claims examiners as the "new economy" finds many people working from home, for different employers, performing varied tasks. Add to these changes in the way work is done the fact that the distinc...Read More | |||
| Is an HCO Right for Your Organization? | 03/01/2003 | ||
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| The California legislature, with AB 749, changed the laws regarding Health Care Organizations (HCOs), among numerous other things, for the stated purpose to make this alternative more accessible to more employers, in an attempt to reel in medical care costs as an offset to the benefit increases that...Read More | |||
| Information Options for the Employer | 09/02/2002 | ||
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| Articles in this column have in the past discussed how to obtain important medical information on a workers' compensation claim without violating the law. Most companies don't realize that they can also get important...Read More | |||
| IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement - Neck Part 2 | 09/02/2002 | ||
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| As with back cases, the Industrial Medical Council (IMC) has broken down neck injuries into three time frames relative to treatment: first month, second through third months, and more than three months. Treatment outside of what is deemed appropriate by the IMC during those time frames won't be paid...Read More | |||
| IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement - Neck | 08/18/2002 | ||
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| My last three articles in this series discussed the IMC Guidelines relative to diagnosis and treatment of low back injuries. The IMC has published guidelines for neck injuries independently of the back, so they need to be reviewed as well. The guidelines introduction tell the practitioner w...Read More | |||
| IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement - Part 3 | 08/03/2002 | ||
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| In part 2 of this series we began looking at the guidelines published by the California Industrial Medical Council and how these can affect the payment of medical bills. We dealt with the primary assessment of low back issues. Now we will look at secondary assessment of low back problems.Sec...Read More | |||
| IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement - Part 2 | 07/21/2002 | ||
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| The first article in this series discussed generally the IMC Guidelines and their importance in the review and payment of medical bills. Now we will start looking at some of the specific guidelines and how they impact your practice in the treatment of injured workers and medical reporting. Remember ...Read More | |||
| IMC Guidelines and Reimbursement | 07/06/2002 | ||
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| Starting in 1997, the California Industrial Medical Council began developing and publishing guidelines for the treatment of common work injuries, and evaluation protocols for the writing medical-legal reports. These guidelines can be found at the IMC web site, ...Read More | |||
| Injured Workers - Back Injury Study Underway | 08/12/2001 | ||
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| If you have a recent, work-related back injury you may be eligible to participate in an innovative patient education project on the internet, coordinated by the Stanford Center on Patient Education and Research. More information can be found ...Read More | |||
