Industry Insights
| Anatomy of the Hippocratic Oath | 05/06/2006 | ||
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| By Jomar Almeda "I swear by Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfill according to my ability and judgment this oath and this covenant: To hold him who has taught me this art as equal to my p...Read More | |||
| Affidavits and Out of State Witnesses | 05/06/2006 | ||
| By: Larry Rogak | |||
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| By Larry Rogak Though this case and comments are about "no fault" motor vehicle accident benefits, the lesson about out of state witness affidavits is applicable to all evidentiary issues in any hearing... Capri Medical P.C. v. New York Central Mutual Fire Ins. Co., NYLJ 4/13/0...Read More | |||
| Access to MPN Care - Anecdotes | 04/08/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The following discussion was recently held in the California Professional Work Comp Forums http://www.workcompforums.com/ca/pro/messageview.cfm?catid=19&threadid=2542. It has been reproduced here, edited for gr...Read More | |||
| Access to Medical Care and Undocumented Workers | 02/25/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following are observations by Peter Rousmaniere posted on his web log ('blog') at www.workingimmigrants.com that the editors felt would be of interest to the workers' compensation community. Access to medical care denied by ID...Read More | |||
| A Summary on the New Claims Adjuster Regulations | 02/11/2006 | ||
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| By Cynthia Koppany As a result of AB 1262 (Matthews), which was passed by the legislature and became law in January 2004, the Commissioner is required to establish regulations requiring all insurers to certify to the Commissioner that they have met the minimum standards of training and/...Read More | |||
| A Discussion on Medical Records and Right to Privacy | 01/14/2006 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following set of questions and answers recently appeared in our California Professional Forums.The editors felt this discussion was instructive and informative regarding WCAB procedure. Though this thread dea...Read More | |||
| Apportionment: Subtract $, Not % | 12/31/2005 | ||
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| by "Jake" JacobsmeyerThe 4th District Court of Appeals has upheld the denial of Reconsideration of the WCAB decision in E & J Gallo Winery v WCAB (Dykes). In the original decision by the WCAB, the trial judge's decision to apportion to a prior award of permanent disability by subtrac...Read More | |||
| ACOEM, Chronic Pain and Functional Restoration - 3 | 12/31/2005 | ||
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| This is the third and final part in an article series on functional restoration by Brenda Klass. The earlier two installments can be read by clicking on the titles in the side bar at right. STAFF COMPOSITION OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY FUNCTIONAL RESTORATION CENTER Medical Director/Ph...Read More | |||
| A Valuation of Emotional Distress | 12/17/2005 | ||
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| IN ABSENCE OF PHYSICAL INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS IS WORTH NO MORE THAN $50,000, RULES COURT Rainone v. Potter, NYLJ 9/26/05 (USDC - EDNY) Plaintiff filed this discrimination action against his employer, the United States Postal Service, claiming that he was not promoted d...Read More | |||
| ACOEM, Chronic Pain and Functional Restoration - 2 | 12/17/2005 | ||
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| By Brenda Klass WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL RESTORATION, WHY THE NEED FOR SPECIALIZATION In Chapter 6 page 114 ACOEM opens the treatment guidelines with a direction towards Functional Restoration. Although it does not provide in-depth guidelines, it does provide a general conceptual...Read More | |||
