Industry Insights
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Walls: Addressing PTSD in the Workplace | 06/07/2019 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The occurrence of school shootings, store robberies and job-related fatalities have all contributed to the increase in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the workplace. A session at the recent RIMS 2019 Annual Conference and Exhibition discussed the need to address the is...Read More | |||
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Walls: Is Telemedicine the Last Frontier for WC? | 05/31/2019 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Telemedicine makes it possible for injured employees to reach a qualified clinician from home or the work site, providing a promising alternative that ensures early treatment. ...Read More | |||
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Walls: Taking Aim at Workplace Violence | 05/24/2019 | |
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| By: Mark Walls | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workplace violence can happen any time and anywhere. A session at the recent RIMS 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition reviewed a spectrum of workplace violence risk management tactics, including red flags that can foreshadow an event, and training on what to do if it does occur. ...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: Reneging on AB 1107 | 05/20/2019 | |
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| By: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 2 | |||
| In its original form, Assembly Bill 1107 was supposed to give relief to injured workers who were being wrongly denied access to treatment. ...Read More | |||
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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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Wickert: High Court Applies Nebraska Law in Conflict-of-Law Case | 03/26/2019 | |
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| By: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: AZ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| One year ago, the Arizona Court of Appeals announced that A.R.S. § 23-1023 was not a statute of limitations under state law, with regard to the requirement that an employee must file a third-party action within the first year after an accident or obtain a “reassignment” from the ...Read More | |||
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Weinmann: All Is Not Well in California and Hawaii | 02/14/2019 | |
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| Source: Robert Weinmann | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 1 | |||
| Duty of care (King v. CompPartners) was reviewed in this column in October. The case involved the sudden discontinuation by a utilization review physician of patient Kirk King's klonopin. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: State Adopts 'Frye Standard' for Experts | 01/07/2019 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: FL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Florida’s tug-of-war between its courts and its Legislature regarding the appropriate standard for a judge to use to assess the admissibility of an expert’s opinion testimony has finally been settled. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Court Opens Door to Employee Intervention After Statute of Limitations Runs | 12/20/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: IL | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| The Illinois Supreme Court has somewhat clarified an injured employee’s rights to pursue a third-party case by intervening into a third-party subrogation suit filed by the workers’ compensation carrier, even after the personal injury statute of limitations runs. ...Read More | |||
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Wickert: Court Confirms Strength of Carrier's Subrogation Lien | 11/29/2018 | |
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| Source: Gary L. Wickert | |||
| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Subrogation professionals are duty-bound to maximize a workers’ compensation subrogation recovery for a WC carrier and its insured employer, which is eager to maintain a favorable experience rating. ...Read More | |||
