Sacramento, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Did you know that in California, prior to appointment as a QME, a physician must complete a course of at least 16 hours of instruction in disability evaluation report writing? The […]

Seattle, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What kind of documentation does the State of Washington require when a physician assistant signs off on treatment of an injured worker? Here's what Washington wants from a physician assistant: The […]

Stuart, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Thanks to Dr. Claire Muselman, we're in the middle of what has been, hands down, my favorite series that we've run on WorkersCompensation.com. Thanks to Dr. Claire Muselman, we have a […]

Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a worker experiences pain that could be related to a workplace injury, what happens if the compensable injury happened a long time ago? In Hudgins v. Global Personnel Solutions Inc., […]

Austin, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A Texas rule requires carriers to evaluate medical bills for completeness. Here's a rundown on what the state wants to see from carriers. Insurance carriers must not return medical bills that […]

Alliance, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Physicians providing workers' compensation related services under the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation's imprimatur must apply to perform evaluations. The bureau draws from a pool of contracted physicians providing one or […]

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A worker's injury on a construction job set off a chain reaction leading to a contractor's liability for the claim. In Singh v. Atlas Construction Corp., No. CV-22-2011 (N.Y. App. […]

Bangor, ME (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Maine, "utilization review" means the initial prospective, concurrent or retrospective evaluation by an insurance carrier, self-insurer, or group self-insurer of the appropriateness in terms of both the level and the […]