Industry Insights
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Weinmann: Will AB 1107 Trim the Claws of UR? | 04/18/2019 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Under current law, employers are obliged to establish utilization review panels whose purpose is to review, approve, modify or deny diagnostic and/or treatment recommendations. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Employer Must Accommodate Off-Hours Use of Medical Marijuana | 04/17/2019 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An employee licensed to use medical marijuana under the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act may proceed with a New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) action ageist his employer for unlawful termination. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Defendant, not Applicant, Has Duty to Provide RTW Form to QME | 04/16/2019 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The workers’ comp system is a strange beast. So often we get interpretations of the law that are, well, unexpected. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: FDA Takes Interest in Compounded Medications | 04/15/2019 | |
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| Source: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 3, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, and Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram, issued a ...Read More | |||
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Young: Remember IBR? | 04/12/2019 | |
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| By: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| After the 2012 reforms, most of the attention went to independent medical review and the huge volume of utilization review disputes that wound up on the doorstep of Maximus, the Division of Workers' Compensation's IMR provider. ...Read More | |||
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Snyder: Winning the Zero Sum Game | 04/11/2019 | |
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| Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Many negotiators approach resolution as a zero sum game. Each side’s gain or loss is exactly equal to the other party’s gain or loss. Viewing the resources available as limited can obstruct getting to settlement. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Nonsmokers Suffer From COPD | 04/10/2019 | |
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| Source: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Approximately 25% of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have never smoked, and workplace exposures likely contribute to much of their disease. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: The End of a Relationship | 04/09/2019 | |
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| Source: David Langham | |||
| State: LA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The more intense the relationship, the more intense perhaps its dissolution. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: What Worked Then Works Now | 04/08/2019 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In 1992, workers' compensation case managers were finding their patients were often unable to get to their doctor’s office, physical therapy appointments or to the drug store to get their prescriptions filled. Many didn’t have their own vehicles or relied on friends, fam...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Automated Claims Handling? It's Coming | 04/05/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| You know, dear readers, our workers’ compensation system is darn near perfect. Really, it is. Stop laughing. ...Read More | |||
