Comorbidities may be costing you a bundle. There’s overwhelming research that shows employees with …
You Win If Your IME Doctor Shows Up At The Comp Board
Picking the correct doctor for your Independent Medical Examination (IME) can determine whether you …
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Medical Records Review: Reduce Costs and Promote Settlements
Stakeholders interested in reducing the money spent on workers’ compensation claims and driving …
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Cocaine Bear and the Work Comp Intoxication Defense
The recent movie Cocaine Bear parodies an incident where a black bear in the wild ingested roughly …
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Proper Ergonomics Are Good Fit To Reduce Workers Comp Costs
Employers and other interested stakeholders can take several proactive measures in their places of …
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Return-To-Work: Create a Win/Win in Your Work Comp Program
Notwithstanding the conventional wisdom, injured workers of any age have an interest in returning …
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Socrates Lesson on 3 Elements to Build a Better Safety Culture
Socrates said I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. …
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WC Cost Containment For The Claims Management Team
The workers’ compensation claim management team is charged with numerous responsibilities. One of …
Dealing with Long COVID in Work Comp
President Biden declared on September 19, 2022, “The (COVID-19) pandemic is over.” This …
Common Mistakes: Medical Care and Accepting Every Claim – Article 3 of 3
The experienced claim handler has the innate ability to identify the problem with employer-related …
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Common Mistakes: Allowing Disincentives to Return to Work – Article 2 of 3
Returning an employee to work immediately following a work injury should be the goal of every …
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Common Mistakes that Increase Work Comp Costs – Article 1 of 3
Many missed opportunities occur in handling workers’ compensation programs, resulting in increased …
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MSP Manual Update Puts MSAs into Motion at Provider Level
A recent change to a Medicare Secondary Payer Manual brings Medicare Set-Asides into play for …
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Know Your Correct Job Classification Codes To Save Workers’ Comp Costs
While implementing injury management best practices in workers’ compensation is the most effective …
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Reducing Work Comp Costs With Field Nurse Case Managers
Interested stakeholders in the workers’ compensation claims process should seek creative methods to …
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Beware of the Settlement Minefield!
Settling a workers’ compensation claim is hard work. Once you have accomplished it, the agreement …
MD Law Firm Settles with DOJ for Failure to Reimburse Conditional Payments
In a recent publication, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has confirmed that …
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Unnecessary IMEs Cost Your Program Money
The independent medical examination is the one opportunity defense interests have for the injured …
Effective Claim Handling for PTSD Claims
Trends in workers’ compensation statutes allow for an employee to claim benefits for a diagnosis of …
Section 111 Civil Monetary Penalty Rulemaking is Delayed
Authored by: Ciara F. Koba, Esq., BSN Non-Group Health Plan reporting entities have been waiting …
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