DWC Launches Search Tool for IMR Decisions

California workers' compensation professionals now have a search tool that allows them to find independent medical review decisions online. The state Division of Workers' Compensation announced the "easy-to-use" search tool on Thursday, noting that more than 300,000 IMR cases have been decided since the process was implemented in January 2013. The DWC said information for each IMR case is posted to its website following a determination by a physician reviewer. The new tool allows users to search for decisions by case number, date of injury, specialty of reviewer, or categor...