Industry Insights
| Reducing Hazards = Reduced Incidents & Fewer Claims | 12/08/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| I am a District Safety Manager for the one of the top, self-insured retailers in the world. We can afford to do anything and everything when it comes to workers' comp, but we choose to keep it honest in order to reduce our claims. Not just the claims we're willing to pay out. Not just the claims ...Read More | |||
| Rising Medical Costs - Does It Have to be This Way? | 11/21/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Do You Know What it Costs, Or Only What Youve Been Charged?For most consumer services, the assumption is that charges should be based on cost plus a reasonable profit. Many current health care charges, however, bear no resemblance to the cost of delivery. Why? Why, for ex...Read More | |||
| Return to Work Services After a Career Ending Injury | 07/17/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following is an edited letter sent to, Jamie Charter, California Association of Rehabilitation and Reemployment Professionals (CARRP) Newsletter Editor, from retired Fire Captain, John Arriola, after his experience in the workers' compensation system. The editors felt that this contribution was ...Read More | |||
| Rate Reductions; Placing the Cart Before the Horse? | 06/20/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| by James J Moore, AIC, MBA, ChFc Senate Bill 899 was a "giant leap forward" for workers' compensation insurance in California. The recent recommendations for rate reductions by Insurance Commissioner Garamendi was also a great stride to reduce the workers' compensation burden on Califor...Read More | |||
| Requests for Diagnostic Authorization and LC 4610 | 03/28/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The following question on need for pre-authorization for diagnostic studies was recently posted in the workcompcentral.com Professional Forum in the Medical section. The editors felt the topic and user responses would be of b...Read More | |||
| Rebutting Treatment Guidelines: Be Specific, Scientific | 03/14/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Last year's workers' compensation reform statutes, effective 1/1/04, dictate the use of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational Medical Practice Guidelines (ACOEM Guidelines) until at least 12/01/04, when the administrative director is supposed to have adopted a ...Read More | |||
| Reform Package Should Improve Provider Cash Flow | 01/17/2004 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| One of the messages sent by the Legislature in the AB227/SB228 package of reform bills that are now law is that the California work comp system needs to modernize and implement the tools of 21st Century business in a more wholesale manner - that's right, computer networking for medical billing and r...Read More | |||
| Reduce Costs with a Return to Work Program, Part 2 | 09/28/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| The first article in this series reviewed the beginning aspects of implementing a successful return to work program to meet the reimbursement requirements an employer may be eligible f...Read More | |||
| Reform from Within; Employers Take Control - 5 | 08/16/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Reform From Within: Placing Control of Work Comp in the Hands of the Employers - Where it Belongs - Part 5 This is part 5 of a 5 part series for employers on taking charge of workers' compensation reform. In ...Read More | |||
| Reform from Within; Employers Take Control - 4 | 08/02/2003 | ||
| State: CA | Segment: | 0 | |||
| Reform From Within: Placing Control of Work Comp in the Hands of the Employers - Where it Belongs - Part 4 This is part 4 of a 5 part series for employers on taking charge of workers' compensation reform by reevaluating the employer/emnployee relationship in the context of a work i...Read More | |||
