Industry Insights
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Niemeyer and Wilson: When Adjusters Are Subpoenaed to Testify | 08/06/2018 | |
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| Source: Kelly Niemeyer and Dave Wilson | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You are a happy claims adjuster who has been diligently working on your claims: processing payments, making compensability decisions, authorizing appropriate treatment and engaging in the numerous other activities that make up your busy week. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Large-Deductible Policies: Are They a Bargain? | 08/03/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Are workers' compensation large-deductible policies worth a look for cutting costs? One great way to start is by going over the definition of these hybrid-types of policies. ...Read More | |||
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Wagner: Combatting the Infiltration of Chiropractic PQMEs | 08/02/2018 | |
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| By: Kimberly R. Wagner | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| One of the farthest reaching and most litigated effects of SB 899 is the alteration of the panel qualified medical evaluator process. ...Read More | |||
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Torrey: Gig Workforce: An International View, a Pennsylvania View | 07/30/2018 | |
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| Source: David B. Torrey | |||
| State: PA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Oxford University's Jeremias Prassl has published what seems to be the first book by a law professor analyzing the gig economy and its relationship to international precepts of modern employment law. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: The Next Wave of Serious Compensation Claims | 08/01/2018 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A liability trial commenced the week of July 9 in San Francisco against Monsanto Co. for the alleged carcinogenic propensities of its popular herbicide RoundUp. ...Read More | |||
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Young: The WCIRB Reports | 07/27/2018 | |
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| Source: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Each year the Workers' Compensation Insurance Ratings Board prepares a report on California workers’ compensation losses and expenses during the preceding year. And each summer the WCIRB does a State of the System analysis. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Telemedicine QME Eval Struck Down Again | 07/26/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here's a report of a victory for defendants, and also for man’s ever intensifying battle against technology. The case is Beitpolous v. California Correctional Healthcare Services (a WCAB panel decision). ...Read More | |||
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Luna: Complacency or Complexity: UROs Crawl to Accreditation | 07/25/2018 | |
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| Source: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Another deadline has come and gone for the California workers’ compensation community. ...Read More | |||
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Rupp: Making the Most of Your Settlements | 07/24/2018 | |
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| By: Katharine Rupp | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Structured settlements are regularly overlooked as a viable and valuable option for funding a settlement. They are commonly perceived as extremely complicated, and the potential benefits are often overshadowed by the temptation of a large lump sum payout. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Medical Software vs. My Semi-Annual Search for Apps | 07/23/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation medical software companies have been chatting with us by email, calls, LinkedIn, comments, etc. over the past few weeks. As you may know, I have written a number of articles on the lack of workers' compensation technology including apps for iPhones and Android p...Read More | |||
