SafeWork SA is urging workplaces to ensure they have measures in place to cope with the sudden …
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Medical Cost Containment
Chiropractor Indicted on Work Comp Fraud Charges
Fairfield, Ohio chiropractor has been indicted on charges of workers compensation fraud and theft, …
NCCI Publishes 2010 Workers Comp Prescription Drug Study Update
NCCI Holdings Inc. recently unveiled an updated study that shows that the volume of prescription …
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Ten Medical Cost Containment Strategies To Reduce OVERALL Costs
There are many available techniques to control medical cost in workers compensation. A search of …
Ten Medical Cost Containment Strategies To Reduce OVERALL CostsRead More
The Right to Choose – Selecting Your Own Defense Counsel as a Company Right
Your company needs to negotiate for the right to select legal counsel in any case where the …
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Nine Questions to Ask When Coordinating Managed Care Providers
Coordinated medical care refers injured employees to specific physicians, integrating the protocols …
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Missouri Backs Occupational Disease Bill
Missouri lawmakers have given their backing to a bill to place occupational diseases under the …
Include These 5 Things In Your Account Handling Instructions
Account Servicing Instructions (ASIs) is the way smart companies manage workers compensation claims …
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Smoking Rooms Will Soon Be the Rage In Japan
Japanese officials are reviewing regulations that would prohibit smoking in the workplace except in …
North Dakota Workers Comp Proposal Shot Down
A proposal allowing for workers compensation insurance coverage to be given to emergency workers …
Medcor Receives 2011 Innovation Award
One of my favorite services has won the 2011 Innovation Award by Business Insurance. And, for good …
Congresswoman Giffords Rehabilitation Likely Workers Compensation: Learn About Physical Rehab
Most people would not think of workers compensation when hearing about the Tucson, Arizona tragedy …
Obese Worker Injuries Often Require More Care
A new report from Florida-based NCCI Holdings Inc. notes that injuries sustained by obese workers …
Researchers Evaluate Impact of Solvents on Pregnant Workers
French researchers are again speaking of alarming elements that concern the noxiousness of solvents …
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Rising Healthcare Costs and How Medical Bill Review Can Save Employers Money
Rising healthcare costs are a key problem in workers compensation. Medical costs have …
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Retaliation Against Whistleblower is Unconscionable
A whistleblower investigation by OSHA reports that the Metro North Commuter Railroad Co. brought …
Retaliation Against Whistleblower is UnconscionableRead More
Are Mental Injuries from Robbery or Joke Compensable
No Compensation For Mental Injury Caused by Student's Practical Joke. In Delrie v. …
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CANADA Miner Health Study of Health Impact of Asbestos
New Foundland’s Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, the United Steelworkers …
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Five Commonly Asked Questions About Bipolar and Workplace Disability Benefits
Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) affects an estimated 2 million people over the …
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Welders in Canada Overexposed to Hazardous Fumes
A recent study out of Manitoba (Canada) has found that a large proportion of welders in the …
