Industry Insights
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Grinberg: Exoskeletons: The Bane of CTs | 05/21/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I previously wrote a bit about exoskeletons, those robots you practically wear on the outside of your body that help take the load off for heavy or repetitive tasks. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: How Medicare's Interests Should Be Considered in Certain Settlements | 05/09/2018 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NE | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, through various memorandums and guides, has clearly stated that “[w]hile there are no statutory or regulatory provisions requiring that a (workers’ compensation Medicare set-aside) proposal be submitted to CMS for review, submission of...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Different Shift/Duties but Same Commute Route = Special Mission | 04/30/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The going and coming rule pops up with some regularity in the workers’ comp world. Monday mornings, in particular, are a very dangerous time to be confronted with the going and coming rule, as workers injured over the weekend seeking to pin the bills and the lost time on an employ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: Will CMS Updates Affect Your WCMSA? | 04/20/2018 | |
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| By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a policy change revising the Medicare Advantage Program (MAP) Part C regulations, and Prescription Drug Benefit program (Part D). ...Read More | |||
| Grinberg: Hospital Worker Convicted of Fraud | 04/10/2018 | ||
| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Your humble blogger has been frustrated to the point of shaking his head disapprovingly and judging silently by the relationship between workers’ compensation fraud and actual conviction and restitution. Being in the trenches, it is an unfortunate everyday occurrence that some...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Beryllium Exposure Standard Enforcement Delayed Until May | 03/30/2018 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Trump administration has yet again delayed the implementation of a stricter standard for occupational exposure to beryllium. The new date for enforcement is May 11, 2018. ...Read More | |||
| Grinberg: Good-Faith Personnel Action Fails to Bar Claim | 03/12/2018 | ||
| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In Kirby v. Contra Costa Water District, applicant claimed to have sustained a psyche injury related to work under the supervision of two of defendant’s supervising employe...Read More | |||
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George and Walls: Alternatives to Opioids for Pain Management | 03/05/2018 | |
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| By: Kimberly George and Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the areas of focus on "Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark" has been addressing chronic pain without opioids. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Can Comp System Be Vaccinated Against Flu? | 02/27/2018 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This flu season has been epidemic. It has severely affected the occupational health network and created challenges not foreseen by the crafters of the 1911 workers’ compensation acts in New Jersey. ...Read More | |||
| Grinberg: Medical Exam Sufficient to Proceed to Trial | 02/14/2018 | ||
| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Awhile back, I asked questions (as I often do) about Labor Code section 4061(i): How does this work? Section 4061(i) provides, after all, that “no issue relating to a dispute over the existence or extent of permanent impairment and limitations resulting from the injur...Read More | |||
