Industry Insights
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Chechelnik: Importance of a Timely Objection | 10/18/2018 | |
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| Source: Alex Chechelnik | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One of the most litigated issues at the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board is the right to request a replacement panel when a physician is unable to schedule within the 60-day time frame. ...Read More | |||
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Goin: Type B Attending Physicians and Delegating Time Loss | 10/17/2018 | |
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| Source: Nathan R. Goin | |||
| State: OR | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Escalating medical costs, increased specialization and a growing demand for medical care within the United States has given rise to the pseudo-doctor, a medical practitioner who lacks the exact medical training of a physician but has the same approximate expertise for most routine issues tha...Read More | |||
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Snyder: The Phases of Mediation | 10/16/2018 | |
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| Source: Teddy Snyder | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Like the moon, mediation proceeds in phases. Here’s a primer on what happens. ...Read More | |||
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Goldstein: When Does the Conditional Payment Clock Run Out? | 10/15/2018 | |
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| By: Jean S. Goldstein | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In MSPA Claims 1 v. Kingsway Amigo Ins. Co., the 11th Circuit addressed the appropriate application of the statute of limitations under the Medicare Secondar...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Chronic Opioids Can Be Solved | 10/12/2018 | |
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| Source: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| That’s the key lesson from Oct. 3's session on dealing with legacy opioid claims at International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions' 104th convention in Virginia. ...Read More | |||
| Lynch: Nurses, Nursing Assistants and Back Injuries: 'Twas Ever Thus | 10/11/2018 | ||
| Source: Tom Lynch | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Lynch Ryan’s very first client was a Massachusetts community hospital where the experience modification factor was 2.77, primarily due to nursing and nursing assistant back injuries. The year was 1984, 86 years after Mrs. Robb’s ...Read More | |||
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Mahjoubi: Legislation Combats Fraud and Abuse in Lien Practices | 10/10/2018 | |
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| By: David F. Mahjoubi | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Legislature has taken additional steps to combat fraud and abuses in lien practices not resolved by SB 863. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Fearmongering Abounds for Rare Side Effects of Chiropractic Care | 10/09/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It is no secret in the workers’ compensation community that defendants generally dislike and disapprove of chiropractors, whether as primary treating physicians or as qualified medical evaluators. ...Read More | |||
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Duff: Question of Employee Misclassification Is for Arbitrators | 10/08/2018 | |
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| Source: Michael C. Duff | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Months ago, I asked whether arbitrators would decide the scope of the gig economy. ...Read More | |||
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Jacobsmeyer: Appellate Court Rejects PTD 'In Accordance With the Fact' | 10/05/2018 | |
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| By: Jake Jacobsmeyer | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The 3rd District Court of Appeal has issued a stunning decision rejecting the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's reliance on an award by a judge of permanent total disability based on Labor Code 4662(b)’s language of disability "in accordance with the fact.” ...Read More | |||
