Industry Insights
| Debate: Medicare Set Aside Trusts and Informed Consent | 12/06/2003 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Attorney George E. Corson IV, of the Law Offices of John D. Bredfeldt, posted the following inquiry to the Legal section of the workcompcentral.com Professional Forums. The editors felt the question by Mr. Cors...Read More | |||
| Did We Get Workers' Comp Reform? | 09/28/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Probably not. The Legislature's three previous attempts to reform workers compensation generally made matters worse and early indications are that legislators have kept their streak intact. Very little was done to control medical treatment and litigation, which have been major cost drivers, and th...Read More | |||
| Defending Against Medical-Legal Liens | 08/18/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In our last article we looked at defending against medical treatment liens, and discussed going back to basics with the facts and the law. Defending against unscrupulously billed medical-l...Read More | |||
| Defending Against Medical Treatment Liens | 08/03/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| If you are a regular reader of workcompcentral you may have noticed recently some discussions in the articles on IMC Guidelines, and medical management from the claims examiner perspective. If you are a defense attorney, quite often you are called upon to assist in the resolution of disputed medical...Read More | |||
| Duplication vs. Pyramiding and the MDT | 06/23/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The last article reviewed the Hegglin, Mihesuah and ...Read More | |||
| Disease Management and Work Comp - Part 2 | 06/09/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In our last article we explored the issues of tuberculosis in the work place. Getting more press time, meanwhile, are Hepatitis A, B and C, and AIDS. Hepatitis A, B and C are viral infections that can damage the live...Read More | |||
| Disease Management and Work Comp - Part 2 | 06/09/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In our last article we explored the issues of tuberculosis in the work place. Getting more press time, meanwhile, are Hepatitis A, B and C, and AIDS. Hepatitis A, B and C are viral infections that can damage the liver and can be dormant for decades. Among the most contagious and the most co...Read More | |||
| Disease Management and Work Comp - Part 1 | 05/25/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Risk managers at the recent RIMS conference in New Orleans this year were warned about increasing issues with disease related work workers' compensation claims at medical and health care facilities. In particular, safety programs should include attention to dirty diapers and people who cough because...Read More | |||
| Disease Management and Work Comp - Part 1 | 05/25/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Risk managers at the recent RIMS conference in New Orleans this year were warned about increasing issues with disease related work workers' compensation claims at medical and health care facilities. In particular, safety programs should include attention to dirty diapers and people who cough because...Read More | |||
| Due Diligence = Happy Attorney/Client Relations | 03/14/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| As with any consumer service, performing adequate due diligence before buying is critical to a satisfying attorney/client relationship. When you are the victim of a work injury, you have enough stress going on, and you don...Read More | |||
