Industry Insights
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Young: The WCIRB Reports | 07/27/2018 | |
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| Source: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Each year the Workers' Compensation Insurance Ratings Board prepares a report on California workers’ compensation losses and expenses during the preceding year. And each summer the WCIRB does a State of the System analysis. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Telemedicine QME Eval Struck Down Again | 07/26/2018 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here's a report of a victory for defendants, and also for man’s ever intensifying battle against technology. The case is Beitpolous v. California Correctional Healthcare Services (a WCAB panel decision). ...Read More | |||
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Luna: Complacency or Complexity: UROs Crawl to Accreditation | 07/25/2018 | |
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| Source: Carlos Luna | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Another deadline has come and gone for the California workers’ compensation community. ...Read More | |||
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Rupp: Making the Most of Your Settlements | 07/24/2018 | |
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| By: Katharine Rupp | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| Structured settlements are regularly overlooked as a viable and valuable option for funding a settlement. They are commonly perceived as extremely complicated, and the potential benefits are often overshadowed by the temptation of a large lump sum payout. ...Read More | |||
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Moore: Medical Software vs. My Semi-Annual Search for Apps | 07/23/2018 | |
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| Source: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation medical software companies have been chatting with us by email, calls, LinkedIn, comments, etc. over the past few weeks. As you may know, I have written a number of articles on the lack of workers' compensation technology including apps for iPhones and Android p...Read More | |||
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Young: The Yelp Case | 07/20/2018 | |
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| Source: Julius Young | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The California Supreme Court has rendered a 4-3 decision in Hassell v. Bird. This case may be of interest to attorneys, doctors, insurance brokers and other providers who ser...Read More | |||
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Langham: Emergency Hearings and Due Process | 07/19/2018 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Winston Churchill said, "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others." ...Read More | |||
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Thomas: The Pike Decision | 07/18/2018 | |
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| Source: Joanne M. Thomas | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| I was less than hopeful that Pike would become a defining decision on the crucial issue of entitlement to temporary total disability five years subsequent to the date of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Subrogation Adjusters Can Now Sign Medical Expense Affidavits | 07/17/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: TX | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A generation ago, subrogation professionals were almost unheard of. Over the years, however, as prudent businesses and insurance companies began to insist on their statutory and contractual rights of subrogation, the profession has grown. ...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: 'Knowledge' Can Come Only From QME | 07/16/2018 | |
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| Source: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Your humble blogger brings you the disappointing news of another defeat for the statute of limitations defense. ...Read More | |||
