Stakeholders Split on Utility of Longer QME Report-Writing Course, In-Person Lectures

Some California comp stakeholders and industry watchers say proposed rules that would lengthen report-writing courses and eliminate some remote-learning options for qualified medical evaluators might not lead to more quality reports, according to comments submitted to the Division of Workers’ Compensation. And while observers seem to agree the proposed changes might not improve QME report quality, commenters are split over whether that means evaluators should be subject to even more instruction. “Although there is ample evidence that medical-legal reporting needs improvement, the...