Industry Insights
| RU-94 Job Offers and Undocumented Workers | 10/14/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Federal law prohibits employers from making a job offer to an undocumented worker so many employers have avoided using the RU-94, even though they have modified or alternative work available. This has caused some problems at the Rehabilitation Unit where Consultants (understandably) want to see som...Read More | |||
| Requesting Change of Physicians - Part 2 | 09/29/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In our last article we took a look at the various elements to review before moving forward with a Petition for Change of Treating Physician. Now we will look at the examiner's workflow and...Read More | |||
| Risk Management - Proper Safety Measure Allocation | 08/03/2002 | ||
| State: FL | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the second largest workers' compensation insurance company in the nation according to the most recent A.M. Best statistics, published its 2002 safety index in April. The "2002 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index" not only provides important information for those ...Read More | |||
| RU-94 Job Offers and the FEHA | 06/23/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The Labor Code allows insurers to identify and offer a modified or alternative position (whichever is more convenient) to a QIW injured employee on a ...Read More | |||
| RU-94 Offers | 06/09/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| There are three essential elements of a successful RU-94 job offer ...Read More | |||
| Risk Tip: Check Experience Mods | 03/06/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Rates are going up, up and up. The feast on rates that employers enjoyed through the late 90...Read More | |||
| Radiology for Claims Persons - Part 2 | 02/21/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| In the last article we started off with a brief explanation of radiology and reviewed what plain films, CT, and MRI techniques were and when to use them. Radiological diagnostics takes many more forms though, and the follow...Read More | |||
| Radiology for Claims Persons - Part 1 | 02/04/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Radiology is a broad diagnostic field that is generally associated with x-rays. However, the field of radiology is much more than just looking at fuzzy black and white negatives through a translucent projector mounted on a wall. Radiology is the branch of medicine dealing with radiation and radioact...Read More | |||
| RESEARCH PRIOR WORK COMP CLAIMS!! | 01/02/2002 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Employers can now access workers' compensation case information via workcompcentral.If you have had a workers' compensation case in litigation before, you know how frustrating it is trying to get a status, or how difficult it can be to learn of other work comp cases that affect your employment f...Read More | |||
| Recognizing Questionable Medical Billing Practices | 07/25/2001 | ||
| By: Beverly A. Hartin | |||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| By: Beverly A. Hartin, President and CEO, Lien On Me, Inc./LOM Medical Bill Review Anyone who has ever reviewed a medical bill for payment in the workers...Read More | |||
