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Do You Know the Rule? Idaho Final Reports
Do You Know the Rule? Idaho Final Reports

Boise, ID (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recently, Idaho updated its rules on final reports, with a specific focus on requirements for the state’s electronic data interchange. So, what does the new rule require? The following chart breaks […]
New OIG Reports IHS didn't Implement Telehealth Cybersecurity Measures
New OIG Reports IHS didn't Implement Telehealth Cybersecurity Measures

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Indian Health Service (IHS) is a separate division under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that is responsible for providing medical care to members of federally recognized Native […]
What Do You Think: Did not Knowing Injury's Severity Extend Notice Period?
What Do You Think: Did not Knowing Injury's Severity Extend Notice Period?

Levittown, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee who fails to timely notify his employer of a work-related injury may still be able to seek workers’ compensation benefits if he was unable to discover the injury at […]
Medicare Audit Report Shows Half Million Beneficiaries' Telehealth Claims were Overbilled
Medicare Audit Report Shows Half Million Beneficiaries' Telehealth Claims were Overbilled

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Medicare refers to telehealth as, “services that are provided remotely using technology between a provider and a beneficiary.” ‘Virtual care services’ are those services that are always provided remotely, and can […]
Court Officer's Claim Slips up due to Misstep, not Wet Floor
Court Officer's Claim Slips up due to Misstep, not Wet Floor

New York, NY (WorkersCompensation.com) – For some jobs, the risk of getting hurt while at work comes with the territory. Such was the case in Matter of Young v. DiNapoli, No. 533976 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Reimbursement for First Fill of Outpatient Medications
Do You Know the Rule? Ohio Reimbursement for First Fill of Outpatient Medications

Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Recently, Ohio updated its rule governing the first fill of outpaient medications. Part of that rule covers limitations on the reimbursement of outpatient medication.  So what curbs does the Buckeye State […]
CMS Study Supports Telehealth use for Substance Abuse
CMS Study Supports Telehealth use for Substance Abuse

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Earlier this year, the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center issued a hazard alert over the alarming increase of drug overdoses on the job. According to data from the CDC, Kentucky […]
Delivery, Logistics Companies Respond to Hot Working Conditions after Worker Deaths
Delivery, Logistics Companies Respond to Hot Working Conditions after Worker Deaths

Carteret, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) – Amid the deaths of several warehouse workers and delivery drivers due to heat, some logistics companies may be changing working conditions.  The images are staggering. On Twitter this past week, UPS […]

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