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Pandemic Oversight Report on Telehealth Reveals Multiple Errors
Pandemic Oversight Report on Telehealth Reveals Multiple Errors

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) is an independent oversight committee of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). Earlier this month, the Healthcare Care Subgroup that […]
Wash. Reminds Workers that COVID Coverage Requires More than Home Test
Wash. Reminds Workers that COVID Coverage Requires More than Home Test

Tacoma, WA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has lingered on to feel like a permanent part of life, it's not surprising that quite a few people opt to skip the line at the drive […]
Are EHR Capabilities Contributing to Physician Burnout?
Are EHR Capabilities Contributing to Physician Burnout?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Healthcare as a whole is on the brink of even more major changes in an effort to meet the demand in the midst of short staffing. With already unprecedented levels of […]
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers
Congressmembers Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Protect Workers, Consumers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined U.S. Reps. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., last week to introduce bicameral legislation that would hold corporate officers accountable for withholding information […]
Driver Doesn't Face Tort Liability for Running Over Coworker with Concrete Truck
Driver Doesn't Face Tort Liability for Running Over Coworker with Concrete Truck

Cheyenne, WY (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When someone gets run over by a large truck, it’s natural to wonder, “Why did the driver not see him?”  In Lovato v. Case, 2022 WY 151 (Dec. 1, 2022), Wyoming’s top […]
Do You Know the Rule? Nevada Stress-related Injury
Do You Know the Rule? Nevada Stress-related Injury

Reno, NV (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Nevada, an employee can collect worker’s compensation benefits for a stress-related injury or disease. But there is a caveat; benefits are not available for a claim for stress that has […]
Attacks on Flight Crew Down by More than Half, Figures Show
Attacks on Flight Crew Down by More than Half, Figures Show

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Although attacks on flight attendants and other flight crew members are down this year, attacks are still happening and still uncalled for, officials said.  According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), […]
Case Management Focus: Tips for Staying Connected as Technology Changes How We Communicate
Case Management Focus: Tips for Staying Connected as Technology Changes How We Communicate

Miami, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Communication is the key to successful case management. Technology is changing the way we connect with members of the healthcare team, the injured worker, the adjustor, and other stakeholders involved in […]

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