Parties Finish Briefing in Dispute on MPN Doctors and IMR

The parties in a dispute over whether an employer can refer a treatment recommendation from a doctor within its own medical provider network through utilization review and independent medical review have finished briefing their positions for the 4th District Court of Appeal. Earlier this year, a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board panel said UR was the appropriate way for Gregory Parrent's employer to obtain review of his doctor's treatment recommendation, and if Parrent didn't like the UR decision, his remedy was IMR. Last month, Parrent petitioned the 4th DCA for writ relie...