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DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers)
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule (Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers)

San Francisco,CA.(WorkersCompensation.com) The Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an order on April 5, 2022 adjusting the Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule […]
MedRisk Presents a Free Webinar on the Basics of Physical Therapy
MedRisk Presents a Free Webinar on the Basics of Physical Therapy

Webinar starts at 1 p.m. Eastern on June 15  King of Prussia, Pa. (June 7, 2022) – Anne Marciniak, PT, DPT, Team Lead of Clinical Services for MedRisk will provide a general PT overview during […]
Encova Insurance Transforms its Workers' Compensation Offering with Sapiens Solutions
Encova Insurance Transforms its Workers' Compensation Offering with Sapiens Solutions

Raleigh, NC (WorkersCompensation.com) - Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNS) (TASE: SPNS), a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, has announced that Encova Insurance has upgraded its Sapiens CoreSuite for Workers' Compensation platform, to continue to leverage […]
National Safety Council Survey Finds Workplace Safety Issues Correlate with Depression and Anxiety Among Workers
National Safety Council Survey Finds Workplace Safety Issues Correlate with Depression and Anxiety Among Workers

Itasca, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) - As the country observes Mental Health Awareness Month, the National Safety Council announces that the results of its Workforce Trends Indicator Survey show feelings of depression and anxiety were strongly correlated […]
MOST Announces Three Procedural Changes
MOST Announces Three Procedural Changes

As REO Speedwagon sang back in the late 1970s, sometimes you’ve got to roll with the changes. We within Mediation and Ombudsman Services of Tennessee think those are wise words. You might have already noticed […]
Workers Comp Dual Employment – Who Pays What to Injured Worker
Workers Comp Dual Employment – Who Pays What to Injured Worker

Likely due to the pandemic, I have come across quite a few situations lately where an injured employee was working for multiple employers at the time of the industrial accident.  Workers Comp dual employment situations […]
Generous Leave Bars Claim that Clinic Never Explained Worker's FMLA Rights
Generous Leave Bars Claim that Clinic Never Explained Worker's FMLA Rights

Shelby, MT (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee’s FMLA claim can fall short for a variety of reasons, including when the worker can’t show that she suffered any harm from the alleged violation. That was one of […]
It's COMPlicated – It's Also Relative
It's COMPlicated – It's Also Relative

Have you ever thought about whether you could live on your state’s temporary total disability (TTD) benefits if you had a workers’ compensation injury?  It’s a scary thought.    The benefits in most states have formulas […]