F.J. Thomas has worked in healthcare business for more than fifteen years in Tennessee. Her experience as a contract appeals analyst has given her an intimate grasp of the inner workings of both the provider and insurance world. Knowing first hand that the industry is constantly changing, she strives to find resources and information you can use.

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New Study Shows Drastic Increase In Telehealth Claims And Change In Diagnoses

• 06/05/20

New York, NY  (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new analysis from FAIR Health of claim lines from privately insured patients over the last 12 months shows quite the increase in the number of ...
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New Study Strengthens the Argument for N95 Masks

• 06/03/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent analysis financially backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) that reviewed 172 observational studies strengthens the argument for N95 and ...
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Former Behavioral Health CFO Sentenced To 37 Months And $3 Million Restitution

• 05/29/20

Philadelphia, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Eastern District of Pennsylvania Department Of Justice announced that Branden Coluccio of Doylestown has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for ...
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Survey Shows Orthopedics Highest Earning Specialty But Claims Are Often Denied

• 05/27/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) –Medscape’s "Physician Compensation Report 2020 " survey revealed orthopedics to be the top average earning specialty; however, like anything else, the ...
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Report Reveals 36-Percent Increase in Hospital Expenses Across the Nation

• 05/26/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Recent reports suggest that as many as 25 million workers could lose their employer-sponsored healthcare in the wake of COVID-19, potentially driving up medical ...
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Studies Suggest Strategies Could Have An Impact On Secondary Traumatic Stress

• 05/22/20

Lexington, KY (WorkersCompensation.com)- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently awarded a $3 million grant to researchers at the University of Kentucky to study ...
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DMEC Survey Shows How Employers are Adapting To Life During COVID-19

• 05/19/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The past couple of months have been a learning curve for many employers. As organizations continue to adapt to changes necessitated by COVID-19, a new survey ...
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Ohio Hospital Notifies Patients of Databreach on Website

• 05/15/20

Ashtabula, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) – A data breach at an Ohio hospital that occurred on January was not discovered until March, according to the facility. On April 28th, Ashtabula County Medical ...
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Study Finds Established Companies Don't Benefit From Investing In Worker Safety

• 05/14/20

Corvallis, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – While conventional wisdom in today’s workplace states that an unsafe work environment costs employers money and can potentially put them out of business, ...
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