New Jersey, like many states, has had an ongoing problem with physicians and hospitals that balance bill injured workers for work-related care. This problem has become more acute in the age of managed care reductions where medical providers dispute the amount they...
How does a defendant prove that it sent the proper notices in compliance with Knight, and when exactly will it be liable for treatment procured outside of the MPN? There have been several cases as of late addressing MPN issues. Specifically, there has been Knight...
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 admissible...
Just a few weeks left to get the special LexisNexis Community member discount on the National Workers' Compensation & Disability Conference ® , November 7 - 9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Because of our partnership with the conference, LexisNexis...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 77 No. 5 May 2012 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 © Copyright...
Here are the publisher's picks for the top noteworthy panel decisions recently reported in the LexisNexis services. The list is based upon feedback from our consultants about current topics and issues that are of interest to the entire workers’ compensation...
Here's a sneak peek of a recent noteworthy panel decision that will be added soon to the LexisNexis services: Medical Provider Networks; Treatment Outside MPN. WCAB, reversing WCJ, ordered that lien claimant take nothing by way of its lien for medical treatment...
When it rains it pours... Having just issued an en banc decision yesterday on QME panel issues, the W.C.A.B. has just issued its 3rd Reconsideration decision in Valdez v Warehouse Demo Services . The original decision issued in April 2011 holding reports obtained...
CALIFORNIA COMPENSATION CASES Vol. 76 No. 9 September 2011 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 © Copyright 2011 LexisNexis...
The use of network physicians to provide medical care to injured workers in California rose sharply in 2005 -- immediately after Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) first became available in California workers’ compensation, expanding employer medical control...
The LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Law Community and the award-winning blog Work Comp Roundup have teamed up to present some common myths and facts about workers’ compensation. Our contributors represent different segments of the workers’ compensation...