Cost of Nurse Case Management Services Isn't 'Litigation Expense'

A hospital was not required to continue contracting with a nurse-case management company whose contract with the Workers' Compensation Administration expired, the New Mexico Court of Appeals ruled. Case: Trace v. University of New Mexico Hospital, No. 32,413, 05/28/2015, published. Facts: Margaret Trace, a registered nurse for the University of New Mexico Hospital, injured her back while lifting a patient in 1994. She filed a comp claim, which the hospital contested. Even after Trace secured an award of benefits, however, she continued to butt heads with the hospital over treatm...