Industry Insights
| Rating Central Nervous System Conditions | 08/11/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Leslie Dilbeck Traumatic brain injuries can be some of the most complex cases; however, the Guides provide a very specific approach in rating these injuries. The consequences of a traumatic brain injury are assessed using Chapter 13, The Central and Peripheral Nervous Syste...Read More | |||
| Rating the Effects of Whiplash | 07/28/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher R. Brigham Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) is often challenging. Neck pain following motor vehicle collisions is common, but there is significant variation in the duration of symptoms. Research suggests chronic whiplash symptoms should be the exception r...Read More | |||
| Rusin's Review of Good, Bad Decisions in Work Comp | 05/19/2007 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Michael E. Rusin Cases Before the Supreme Court of Illinois Court Reinstates Commission's Finding of Employment Relationship Between an Independent Truck Driver and Motor Carrier Donald Roberson v. Industrial Commission and P.I. and I. Motor Expre...Read More | |||
| ROM or DRE? Rating the Spine | 04/21/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher Brigham A frequent area of confusion when rating the spine is determining which method, Diagnosis-Related Estimates (DRE) or Range-of-Motion (ROM), is applicable to a case. This week's tip will review the Guides criteria and provide examples of proper interpretation of ...Read More | |||
| Rating Impairment for Digital Nerve Lesions | 04/21/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher Brigham Greetings and welcome to this week's impairment tip. Digital nerve lesions require 4 distinct components of documentation, as explained in Section 16.3 Sensory Impairment Due to Digital Nerve Lesions (5th ed., 445 450): * Digit involved....Read More | |||
| Rating Hernias | 03/24/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher Brigham Greetings, and welcome to this week's impairment tip. This week's impairment tip is courtesy of Leslie Dilbeck, W.C.C.P., CIR, Senior Consultant for Brigham & Associates. A common error in hernia cases is that the evaluator will reference...Read More | |||
| Roundup of Work Comp Bills Filed in the Texas Legislature -- Part 2 | 03/10/2007 | ||
| By: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Steven W. Nichols The 80th Texas Legislature convened on January 9, 2007 and will be in session until May 28, 2007. To date, legislators have filed 47 workers' compensation bills. The legislation addresses issues ranging from prohibiting payments or one concerning other inducements reg...Read More | |||
| Roundup of Work Comp Bills Filed in the Texas Legislature -- Part 1 | 03/10/2007 | ||
| By: Steve Nichols (News Contributor) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Steven W. Nichols The 80th Texas Legislature convened on January 9, 2007 and will be in session until May 28, 2007. To date, legislators have filed 47 workers' compensation bills. The legislation addresses issues ranging from prohibiting payments or one concerning other inducements reg...Read More | |||
| Rating for Strength Deficit | 03/10/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher Brigham This week's tip is courtesy of Leslie Dilbeck, our Senior Consultant. In terms of rating on the basis of grip strength loss, the Guides discuss the issues of strength evaluation and its very limited role in impairment evaluation (Section 16.8). A few...Read More | |||
| Rating for Scar & Skin Graft | 02/10/2007 | ||
| By: Dr. Christopher R. Brigham | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By Dr. Christopher Brigham In order to perform an accurate impairment assessment of a scar or skin graft, the following information needs to be obtained: 1. Are there associated abnormal signs or symptoms of the scar, and how frequently are they present? For example, is the sc...Read More | |||
