Industry Insights
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Moore: Visiting ER a Touchy Subject | 01/27/2023 | |
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| By: James Moore | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| This is my angle on workers' comp emergency rooms as initial medical treatment providers. I am not discouraging anyone to not go to an emergency room. What I am covering is minor injury treatment through emergency rooms. Read on to see how I discovered a massive cost-cutting me...Read More | |||
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Uribarri: Causation of Injury | 01/26/2023 | |
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| By: Zane P. Uribarri | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Causation of injury, while not the most exciting challenge in the California workers’ compensation system, is an all too important threshold question that often relies on a doctor’s opinion on the cause of injury. ...Read More | |||
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Langham: Adding Tools to the Set | 01/25/2023 | |
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| By: David Langham | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The time draws nigh for my favorite continuing education opportunity of the year. ...Read More | |||
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Gelman: Warehouse Workers' Injuries Increase as Employers Use AI | 01/24/2023 | |
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| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| An increase in injuries suffered by warehouse workers, fueled by employers' use of artificial intelligence, is drawing legislative attention. The focus is on Amazon and other major retail giants whose business has exploded since the COVID pandemic emerged. ...Read More | |||
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Paduda: Why Are Hospital Costs Going Up? | 01/23/2023 | |
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| By: Joe Paduda | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Because they can. Joe Paduda He...Read More | |||
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Richard: Police Workers' Comp Entitlements Reviewed | 01/20/2023 | |
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| By: Thomas Richard | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Significant public attention is focused on the rights afforded only to police officers under state laws across the country. For example, some laws prohibit the media or the public from inspecting or reviewing police officers' disciplinary records. Others, such as the qualified immunity doctri...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Nationwide 'Made Whole' War Being Waged on Subrogation | 01/19/2023 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Until recently, the made whole doctrine had not been applied outside the context of a bankruptcy proceeding in Connecticut. However, the Connecticut Supreme Court has given us a clue as to how it will treat this issue in the future. ...Read More | |||
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Rosil: A Glance at Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs | 01/18/2023 | |
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| By: Stephanie Rosil | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Labor Code 3201.5 allows for collective bargaining agreements between private employer(s)/labor unions and employees that establish alternative dispute resolution programs that replace parts of the typical workers’ compensation system. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: CMS to Provide RREs With Response File on ORM Record Changes | 01/17/2023 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Starting in July, responsible reporting entities (RREs) can access updates/changes that another source has made to their claims for ongoing responsibility for medicals (ORM). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this in an update to its MMSEA Section 111 NGHP User G...Read More | |||
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Gelman: OSHA Fines Airline for Retaliating Against Workers Who Reported Hazardous Fumes | 01/13/2023 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Federal safety and health investigators have determined that one of the nation's largest airlines retaliated against flight attendants who reported worker illnesses caused by toxic fumes entering aircraft cabins. ...Read More | |||
