Workers' Compensation News
| New PT Evaluation Codes Being Watched Closely in Comp | 07/25/2017 | ||
| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
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| A new set of codes for physical therapy evaluations implemented for Medicare on Jan. 1 is starting to make its way into workers’ compensation claims. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rolled out the new codes for physical therapy evaluations on Jan. 1. Rather than one c...Read More | |||
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Non-Opioid Pain Medication Is on FDA Fast Track for Review | 07/24/2017 | |
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-track designation for tanezumab, a medication for the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain or osteoarthritis. ...Read More | |||
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No Summary Judgment for Contractor in Labor Law Action by Subcontractor's Employee | 07/19/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a contractor for a construction project was not immune from liability under the Labor Law for an alleged accident involving a subcontractor’s employee. ...Read More | |||
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New Rule Requires Preauthorization of All Compounds, Regardless of Price | 07/18/2017 | |
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| By: J. Todd Foster (Reporter) | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| To clear up a “misunderstanding” among stakeholders, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has clarified that all compounded drugs, regardless of cost, are now subject to preauthorization. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Worker's Decision to Seek Second Medical Opinion Saved Leg | 07/12/2017 | |
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| A major carrier's decision to send a plant worker with an injured leg to a doctor outside of his area for a second medical opinion ended up saving his leg from amputation, according to a National Council on Compensation Insurance report on a workers' compensation "success story."...Read More | |||
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NYCIRB Opens Registration for Sept. 19 Forum | 07/12/2017 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board has opened registration for its annual workers' compensation forum, which will take place on Sept. 19 this year. ...Read More | |||
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New Law Hastens Benefits to Workers Injured While Supervising Inmates | 07/11/2017 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Starting this fall, New Jersey workers attacked by inmates in the prison system will no longer need to wait until their workers' compensation benefits take effect to collect lost-time pay. ...Read More | |||
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NCCI: Wage Growth Expected to Accelerate | 07/11/2017 | |
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| After a strong start to the year, in which private employment grew by more than 200,000 jobs in January and February, the U.S. economy added an average of only 126,000 jobs in March, April and May, according to a report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance. ...Read More | |||
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Nationwide Introduces Game-Style Safety Training App for Grain Workers | 07/11/2017 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Nationwide has launched a “Hazard Spotter” app that allows smartphones to be used as safety training devices for workers in grain cooperatives. ...Read More | |||
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No TTD for Worker's Periods of Unemployment Unrelated to Injury | 07/10/2017 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: OH | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court ruled that an injured worker was not entitled to temporary total disability benefits for the periods when his industrial injuries were not the cause of his unemployment. ...Read More | |||
