Industry Insights
| Present Value and Apportionment | 07/15/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by David J. DePaoloIn our last article I opined that one of the most pressing issues in the current legal debate on apportionment was the definition of "disability". But the complexity of the "new apportionment" doesn't stop at definitions, because when the Legislature changed the apportionm...Read More | |||
| Present Sense Impression and Admissibility of Medical Evidence | 06/17/2006 | ||
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| Though this report by New York attorney Larry Rogak is about a PIP case, the rules of evidence are nevertheless of import to workers' compensation cases. PLAINTIFF'S STATEMENT TO EMT ABOUT ACCIDENT, WRITTEN IN AMBULANCE REPORT, IS ADMISSIBLE AS PRESENT SENSE IMPRESSION Phyllis ...Read More | |||
| Panel QME and the Different Body Parts | 06/03/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Initially, it is worth noting that LC 139.2, which regulates the "Appointment, qualification, suspension, termination of QMEs; timeframes, guidelines, procedures, and admissibility of medical evaluations," was amended by SB 899. The employer community sought, and was granted, everything it ev...Read More | |||
| Psychiatric Evaluation of Workers' Compensation Claimants Part 3 | 05/20/2006 | ||
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| By Rene Folse JD, Ph.D. 3) Detection of Malingering Since the Schedule will now allow psychiatric permanent disability to be based upon subjective complaints, it would be worth while to become acquainted with the scientific literature on the topic of the detection...Read More | |||
| Psychiatric Evaluation of Workers' Compensation Claimants Part 2 | 05/06/2006 | ||
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| By Rene Folse JD, Ph.D. 2) Forensic Psychiatry Issues At our last seminar, Larry Fields Esq., asked some specific questions about some indicators for malingering. His level of sophistication in this area was exceptional. He specifically told his attorneys tha...Read More | |||
| Pain, Impairment, and Disability in the AMA Guides Part 3 | 05/05/2006 | ||
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| By James P. Robinson, Dennis C. Turk, and John D. Loeser Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32 (2004): 315-326. Copyright 2004 by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. Back injuries have a bad reputation. The workman looks upon them with apprehension, the insurance company...Read More | |||
| Psychiatric Evaluation of Workers' Compensation Claimants Part 1 | 04/22/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following article is the first in a series examining the medical-legal analysis of psychiatric workers' compensation claims. Though parts of this series are geared specifically to California and the rating of psychiatric permanent impairment under the California system, there are many parts appl...Read More | |||
| Pain, Impairment, and Disability in the AMA Guides Part 2 | 04/22/2006 | ||
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| This is the second in a three part series by James P. Robinson, Dennis C. Turk, and John D. Loeser republished with permission from the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32 (2004): 315-326. THE PROBLEM OF SUBJECTIVE FACTORS However elegant the above syllogism appears to be, it...Read More | |||
| Pain, Impairment, and Disability in the AMA Guides Part 1 | 04/08/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By James P. Robinson, Dennis C. Turk, and John D. Loeser Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 32 (2004): 315-326. Copyright 2004 by the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. Back injuries have a bad reputation. The workman looks upon them with apprehension, the insurance company...Read More | |||
| Potential Risk Management Issues Regarding Medical Provider Networks | 01/28/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Daniel R. Sovocool Introduction Let's say your self-insured company has developed its own medical provider network ("MPN"), or perhaps it has joined an existing network. Perhaps your company is an...Read More | |||
