Industry Insights
| Current Trends in Workers' Compensation | 03/11/2006 | ||
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| by David DePaolo The Overview The workers' compensation industry is a cyclical one. Every seven to ten years we can expect the same general cycle of premium inflation, followed by some business initiated reform agenda, which is then followed by legal challenges and judici...Read More | |||
| Cortez and Simi Again | 02/11/2006 | ||
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| The Court of Appeals has issued a decision that is a companion to a case reported the day before in Nunez v WCAB. The Court, in an opinion which relies heavily on its own decision in Nunez, has affirmed a WCAB order compelling applicant to appear for a medical legal examination under ...Read More | |||
| CIGA and Specific Excess Policies | 02/11/2006 | ||
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| By Daniel R. Sovocool The following information is of interest to self-insured employers who need guidance regarding a new law that redefines the responsibilities of the California Insurance Guarantee Association ("CIGA") under specific excess workers compensation policies issued by insur...Read More | |||
| Conflicts in Representing a Guardian Ad Litem / Caregiver | 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. The post has been edi...Read More | |||
| Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Spine Pt 3 | 12/31/2005 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The following is the third and final in the article series "Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation: Spine" By: Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange SPINAL ROM RATING METHOD The P&S report must clearly outline physician's evaluating criteria and its clinical support...Read More | |||
| Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Spine Pt 2 | 12/17/2005 | ||
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| The following is part 2 of Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Spine By: Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange DRE Rating Criteria - Diagnosis Related Estimates 'Injury' is the common denominator in Workers Compensation impairment and the DRE method rem...Read More | |||
| Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Spine Pt 1 | 12/03/2005 | ||
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| Many of the AMA Guides concepts are not new to California Workers' Compensation. Both the Labor Code, the California Code of Regulations and a multitude of cases have defined basic concepts, which continue to help us understand the standards of what constitutes substantial medical evidence in a Cal...Read More | |||
| Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Lower Extremities | 10/22/2005 | ||
| By: Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange | |||
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| By Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange A California Permanent Disability Rating starts with the evaluating physician's impairment rating in accordance with the medical evaluation protocols and rating procedures set forth in the 5th Edition of the AMA Guides. Chapters 3 to 1...Read More | |||
| Comp, Pain, and Psychiatry - It's Okay | 10/22/2005 | ||
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| by Mary Bailey, President of the Florida injured worker group VOICES Often, when you seek psychiatric treatment, there is a stigma that comes with it. When your primary care doctor refers you out for psychiatric treatment the overall view of all those around you may change. Even ...Read More | |||
| Consistency of AMA Impairment Evaluation : Upper Extremities | 10/08/2005 | ||
| By: Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange | |||
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| by Luis Perez-Cordero & Craig Andrew Lange A California Permanent Disability Rating starts with the evaluating physician's impairment rating in accordance with the medical evaluation protocols and rating procedures set forth in the 5th Edition of the AMA Guides. This initial component is t...Read More | |||
