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California Compensation Cases Staff
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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Air Ambulance En Banc Decision Denied Writ of Review: Cal. Comp. Cases September Advanced Postings (9/11/2013)
The following are advanced postings for the September 2013 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2013 LexisNexis. All rights reserved...
California Workers' Compensation Institute
over 10 years ago
Workers' Compensation
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CWCI Analysis Estimates CURES Program Could Save $57 Million in Workers’ Comp Costs
As debate swirls about future funding for California’s $3.7 million a year Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), a new California Workers’ Compensation Institute study asserts that allowing 3rd party payer...
Dr. Richard Dorsey, MD
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California Medical Provider Networks: Another Aspect of SB 863 Needing Judicial Oversight
Another aspect of SB863 needing judicial oversight is the failure of the MPNs to assist patients in obtaining appointments with in-network treating psychiatrists, while denying payment to non-network psychiatrists as "self-procured". Instead...
California Compensation Cases Staff
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (7/10/2014)
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 79 No. 6 June 2014 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE...
John Stahl
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Comparing Workers’ Compensation and General Healthcare Costs: Compensable Care Incurs Higher Fees
By John Stahl, Esq. Countless studies and the experience of participants in workers’ compensation systems have shown that the prices for medical care within those systems far exceed the costs of comparable treatments in the general healthcare...
California Compensation Cases Staff
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California Workers' Comp Case Roundup (12/1/2013)
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 78 No. 11 November 2013 A Report of En Banc and Significant Panel Decisions of the WCAB and Selected Court Opinions of Related Interest, With a Digest of WCAB Decisions Denied Judicial Review CONTENTS OF THIS...
California Workers' Compensation Institute
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
CWCI Tracks Use of Network Physicians in California Workers’ Comp and Associated Savings
Use of network physicians to manage California injured workers’ medical care rose from just over half of all claims prior to the introduction of medical provider networks (MPNs) to nearly 80 percent of all claims after MPNs were fully implemented...
Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter
over 11 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California: Another Nuance to Treatment Outside of the Medical Provider Network
There have been many cases as of late dealing with Medical Provider Network (MPN) issues. Valdez v. Warehouse Demo Services (2011) 76 Cal. Comp. Cases 970 held that treatment reports obtained by physicians outside of the defendant’s MPN were not...
David Bryan Leonard
over 10 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
CAAA 2013 Winter Convention Begins With a Focus on Medical Treatment Control, Expedited Hearings, and MPNs
By David Bryan Leonard, Esq. The 2013 California Applicant’s Attorney’s Association (CAAA) winter convention commenced January 24, 2013, in San Diego, California. This has been the first large CAAA convention since the implementation of...
Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter
over 6 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California: Top 25 Noteworthy Panel Decisions (July through December 2016)
LexisNexis has selected some of the top “noteworthy” panel decisions issued by the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board during the period July through December 2016. The list features a number of decisions addressing medical...
Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter
over 9 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California: Liability for Self-Procured Treatment Outside the Medical Provider Network
A California WCAB panel recently held that while liens may be disallowed for medical treatment procured outside the defendant's Medical Provider Network, the applicant himself is not personally liable to the lien claimants pursuant to Labor Code §...
California Workers' Compensation Institute
over 10 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
CWCI Finds Use of Network Physicians in California Workers’ Comp Continues to Grow
Treatment by network physicians is becoming increasingly prevalent in California workers’ compensation, with new data showing that nearly 80 percent of first-year physician-based outpatient medical services for 2010 California work injuries was...
Roger Rabb
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
A “Sea Change” in California: Regulatory Implementation of the SB 863 Reforms
AD says IMR gets 30 days to issue a decision after receipt of records, but doesn’t address Arredondo noteworthy panel decision Roger Rabb, J.D., Special Correspondent for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter In 2012, California...
Karen C. Yotis
over 8 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
California: MPN Treatment Requests Not Subject to UR/IMR
Karen C. Yotis, Esq., a Feature Resident Columnist for the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation eNewsletter , provides insights into workplace issues and the nuts and bolts of the workers’ comp world. Is Hogenson Du(ing) an End Run Around Dubon...
California Compensation Cases Staff
over 7 years ago
Workers' Compensation
Recent Cases, News, Trends & Developments
Treatment at Different Location Not Considered Treatment Outside MPN: Cal. Comp. Cases November Advanced Postings (11/3/2015)
Here’s the latest batch of advanced postings for the November 2015 issue of Cal. Comp. Cases. Lexis.com and Lexis Advance subscribers can link to the case to read the complete headnotes and summaries. © Copyright 2015 LexisNexis. All...
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