A utilization review allows the adjuster to know if the medical care being provided to the employee …
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Claim Management
Eight Focus Areas for Best Practice Cost Containment of Workers Compensation
To maximize your company’s potential for workers’ comp cost containment we recommend …
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7 Ways to Reduce Workers Comp Costs by Reducing Fraud
Fraud Is Everywhere, use all the tools in your arsenal Not only is fraud everywhere, but …
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Four Work Comp Success Stories: Companies Who Did Things Right by Starting Small
Many companies successfully implement workers’ compensation cost containment programs. Here's a …
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9 Ways to Spot When A Workers Comp Claim Is Going Bad
As the Risk Manager of your company you feel most of your claims are well handled by the third …
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Indictment Alleges Workers Compensation Fraud at Illinois Clinic
A chiropractor, a medical doctor and a billing employee at a clinic owned by a chiropractor in …
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Former Starbucks Employee Served Up with More Than a Latte
A former Starbuck's employee claimed as she was taking the day's receipts to the bank in 2006 …
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Surveillance and Its Proper Use In Work Comp Claims
In January, Democratic state Rep. Sal Pace of Colorado introduced a bill designed to significantly …
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New York Employer Floored with Workers Comp Fraud Charge
New York Employer Floored with Workers’ Comp Fraud Charge The 28-year-old owner of a …
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Tips When Considering a Performance Guarantee with your TPA
If your Third Party Administrator (TPA) is not living up to the promises made when you signed up …
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New York Contractor Charged in Workers Comp Scheme
A 36-year-old New York City restoration contractor is looking at multiple charges in a case of …
Workers Comp Fraud Does Have Solutions
A Quakertown, Pa. waitress who informed her employer she hurt her back on the job and could no …
California Businessman Sails Away with Work Comp Benefits
An Auburn, California businessman will serve 21 month in prison and three years’ probation …
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How Are Seriously Ill and Disabled People Treated in UK
A report launched by Great Britain’s national charity Citizens Advice, and supported by 18 …
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New York Contractor Charged with Passing Phony Certificates
A Suffolk County, New York roofer who allegedly passed phony certificates of workers’ …
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TSA Employee Allegedly Collected Work Comp Fraudulently for FECA Claim
A 40-year-old Butte man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal government with false …
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Discovering Issues Such as Substance Abuse Requires Balancing Privacy Issues and Employer Responsibility
Discovering Issues Invalidating Workers' Comp Claims Such as Substance Abuse …
Montana Study Says Claims Cost Behind High Workers’ Comp Rates
Large medical and wage claims costs for workers shown to be permanently partially disabled are the …
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Paying Overtime During a Disaster Can Be Confusing Right
A subcontractor failed to pay $1 million in overtime compensation to 154 workers in the wake of …
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Kentucky Coal Mine Operator Nabbed in Workers Comp Scheme
The operator of a Prestonsburg, Kentucky coalmine was indicted on five counts of mail fraud, …
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