Workers' Compensation News
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Quinn Signs Bill Allowing Psychologists to Prescribe
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06/27/2014
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By: Greg Jones (Senior Editor)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that will make the state just the third in the nation that allows psychologists to prescribe medications used to treat mental illnesses, the Chicago Tribune reported.In most states, a patient sees a psychologist for therapy and has to see a ...Read More
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Qmedtrix Reaches Class-Action Settlement for Underpayments
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03/12/2014
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State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By Michael Whiteley, WorkCompCentral CorrespondentOregon medical bill-review firm Qmedtrix Systems has reached a $7 million settlement with 185 Louisiana hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers over allegations that the co...Read More
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QBE Insurance Group Names New Group CFO
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01/29/2014
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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QBE Insurance Group Limited has named Patrick Regan as its group chief financial officer, a position he will assume in June.Regan was most recently the CFO at Aviva. He has global insurance experience as former group chief operating officer and chief financial office...Read More
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Quinn Appoints Commissioner and Arbitrator to IWCC
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01/09/2014
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: IL | Segment: CENTRAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn has appointed Arbitrator Stephen Mathis as a commissioner representing the public and Jessica Hegarty as an arbitrator, the Workers' Compensation Commission announced Wednesday.Commissioner Mathis has served as an arbitrator since 1996. According to the st...Read More
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Queries to Florida PDMP Jumped 61% in 2012-2013
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12/04/2013
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State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Queries to Florida's two-year-old prescription drug-monitoring program jumped by 61% in the past year and registration by the state's pharmacists and health care providers increased by 28%, the Florida Department of Health reported this week.Dr. John Armstrong, Florida's surg...Read More
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QBE Contracts with Sedgwick for Claims Administration
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10/31/2013
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By: Jim Sams (Senior Editor)
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State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The QBE North America Claims organization has teamed up with Sedgwick Claims Management Services to be the third-party administrator associated with QBE's new claims-administration model, the company announced Wednesday.Chief Claims Officer Paul Stachura said the partnership will enh...Read More
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Quarry Worker Injured by Rock Crusher Can't Sue Employer in Tort
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10/24/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: WV | Segment: EAST | 0 | Popular with Legal
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A quarry worker whose leg was injured by a rock-crushing machine was not entitled to sue his employer in tort for his injury, nor could he assert a viable cause of action for fraud or wrongful termination, the state Supreme Court ruled.Case: Friel v. Kenton Meadows C...Read More
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Quota-Share Deals a Familiar Theme for Distressed Carriers
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10/07/2013
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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By David Dankwa, Senior ReporterProperty and casualty insurers wrestling with underwriting losses and reserving issues frequently turn to quota-share reinsurance arrangements to shore up capital and stabilize their business. The latest insurer to do so is Tower Group, which a...Read More
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QME Process the Clear Winner for Complexity and Time Consumption
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09/19/2013
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By: Sherri Okamoto (Legal Reporter)
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal
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California's process for getting a qualified medical evaluator for workers' compensation claims, considered to be complicated and confusing enough to lawyers who practice in the Golden State, is even more bewildering to their out-of-state colleagues.Attorneys in o...Read More
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