Workers' Compensation News
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Public Entities, Risk Management and the Internet
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08/29/2004
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State: CA | Segment: | 1109 | 0
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Internet Technology Improves Workers' Compensation Resultsby Randy Wheeler
For public entities, the main goal of workers' compensation has always been to respond to workplace injuries with the most appropriate medical care at a reasonable cost, and to return employees back to work as ...Read More
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Preparing for Treating Doctor Network Fights - Part 3
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08/15/2004
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State: CA | Segment: | 460 | 0
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TREATING DOCTOR NETWORKS: HOW THE DEFENSE MUST PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT
By Michael Sullivan, Esq.
Ed. Note: This is the third in a series of three articles. The prior two articles can be accessed by clicking on the titles in the side b...Read More
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Preparing for Treating Doctor Network Fights
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07/17/2004
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State: CA | Segment: | 1783 | 0
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TREATING DOCTOR NETWORKS: HOW THE DEFENSE MUST PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT
By Michael Sullivan, Esq.
Ed. Note: This is the first in a series of three articles.
The process of setting up treating doctor networks, and establish...Read More
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Parking Lot Cases Teach Us to Go Back to Basics
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03/28/2004
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State: CA | Segment: | 605 | 0
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"Parking lot" cases, such as the recent decision by the Fourth Appellate District of California in Sharp Coronado Hospital vs. WCAB (D042518, 03/22/04)(not certified for publication), are classic tests of the basic legal doctrine in workers' compensation, that the injury "arise out of and in the cou...Read More
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Practical Tips for When You Suspect Discrimination
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03/14/2004
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State: FL | Segment: | 247 | 0
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It's bad enough when you sustain a work injury. Your entire life gets disrupted. Unable to work, the day to day tedium of recuperation drives most people just a little batty. The pain becomes monotonous, worry sets in when the monthly bills start arriving, and savings start getting low. Add to all o...Read More
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PG&E Teaches HOW to Present a Psyche Case
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01/17/2004
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State: CA | Segment: | 441 | 0
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The First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals certified for publication an opinion that further clarifies what constitutes "actual events of employment" under Labor Code section 3208.3 - but the opinion really provides a road map for the proper handling of psychiatric claims by app...Read More
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Psychiatric Issues in Treating and Reporting
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12/06/2003
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State: CA | Segment: | 593 | 0
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Recent California cases have, I believe, created an unknowing malpractice bear trap for physicians practicing industrial medicine, necessitating ever more vigilance by the primary treating physician, and subsequent physicians, in the initial intake and subsequent patient interviews. The issue is psy...Read More
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Pebworth, Voc Rehab and Pre-'03 Injuries
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08/16/2003
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State: CA | Segment: | 512 | 0
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AB 749 was the first time in California workers' compensation history that settlement of prospective vocational rehabilitation entitlement was permitted. Labor Code section 4646 was amended into three sub-sections, providing the framework for a scheme that permitted settlement of "the employee's rig...Read More
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Preventing Delays When Billing for Supplies
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05/24/2003
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State: CA | Segment: | 631 | 0
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As a Workers' Compensation Auditor and Bill Review Specialist I see numerous claim payments being held up on claims where supplies and materials are billed and the invoice is not attached to show the actual cost of the supplies and/or materials. This may result in a significant delay in getting paid...Read More
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