Workers' Compensation News
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Does Somebody Want to Sabotage Neuropsychological Evaluations?
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05/20/2015
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Source: Dr. Robert Weinmann
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 703 | 0
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Seemingly erudite and arcane, the question of when to use neuropsychological qualified medical evaluators as opposed to psychology QMEs is not only crucial to industrial medicine and workers' compensation, but also to medical provider networks and managed care everywhere (especially to h...Read More
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Deposition of Psyche Docs: Persistence Gets the Win
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05/13/2015
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1189 | 0
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In my March 2014 newsletter I pointed out that a wash-in report is one in which the doctor has concluded that the patient has a disorder or suffered a psychiatric injury despite the fact that there are little or no data supporting that conclusion. I then went on to note how an attorney can deal w...Read More
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Diamonds Are Forever, Settlements May Be too
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04/17/2015
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By: David Langham
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 584 | 0
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A couple of settlement cases across the country provided some insight last month, and WorkCompCentral reported on both of them. In the first, review of a settlement was denied, and the settlement is permanent. In the second, an injured worker sought recovery from a former attorney and was denied....Read More
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Drug Distribution: Friends in High Places
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01/13/2015
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By: Michael Gavin
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 807 | 0
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Here's the simple version: a drug is discovered, researched and developed by a pharmaceutical company. The company takes a new chemical compound from the work bench of a scientist through the various stages of animal testing and then through phases I, II and III (and sometimes IV) trials mand...Read More
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December 2014 Case Law Update
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12/04/2014
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Source: Michael W. Sullivan
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 1612 | 0
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JURISDICTION AND SUBROGATION
In Booth v. Chicago Bulls, 2014 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS 487, the WCAB reversed a WCJ and held that it did not have jurisdiction over a professional basketball player's claim for injury when he participated in practices only three times in Californi...Read More
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Drug Formularies -- much Needed in Workers' Comp
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10/10/2014
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 543 | 0
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Controlling drug usage in workers’ comp is – far too often – the proverbial pushing on the rope.
Sure, pharmacy benefit managers and payers have done a remarkable job constraining costs and reducing the initial inappropriate use of opioids. Virtually all payers use pharm...Read More
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Does the Workers' Compensation System Really Want to Encourage and Reward Thieves?
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10/07/2014
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By: Eugene Keefe
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 679 | 0
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As licensed Illinois attorneys and court watchers, we confirm for our readers the strongest respect for the venerated members of our Appellate and Supreme Courts. The men and women on those judicial bodies are of the highest caliber and beyond reproach. They have to deal with civil litigation and...Read More
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Do Doctors Expire in 10 Years?
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05/15/2014
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By: Dr. Robert Weinmann
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State: NA | Segment: | 398 | 0
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"Do doctors expire in 10 years" is the title of the lead article in AAPS news from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Vol. 70, No. 5, May 2014. Our readers may enjoy comparing this piece with items from The Weinmann Report, ...Read More
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Death on a Ga. RR Trestle Sparks Calls for Hollywood Safety Reforms
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03/13/2014
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By: Julie Ferguson
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State: NA | Segment: | 762 | 0
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If film making news isn't on your radar, you might have missed the story about a gruesome death on a film set near Jessup, Ga., in late February. Like many workplace deaths, it didn't attract a lot of immediate notice beyond the local sphere and within the film industry. But the sadness and ...Read More
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