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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Researchers Say Workers Who Lost Their Job During Pandemic May Be Replaced During Recovery

• 05/01/20

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Workers who were laid off during the pandemic may be more likely to be replaced by automation during the recovery period according to a new fiscal report from ...
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South Georgia Telemedicine Operator Charged With $60 Million In Fraud

• 04/30/20

Savannah, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – It seems durable medical equipment (DME) and telemedicine have been under the federal radar as another telemedicine operator has been charged with healthcare ...
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Study Shows Coronavirus Can Be Detected In Eyes For More Than 21 Days

• 04/27/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A case study from the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Italy and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests patients could harbor the ...
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England Study Shows Non-clinical Healthcare Workers At Same Risk As Clinical Workers For COVID-19

• 04/24/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A new study published in the Lancet suggests that around 20 percent of healthcare workers may test positive for COVID-19. Symptomatic healthcare workers were ...
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Will Telehealth’s New Requirement Encourage More Fraud?

• 04/23/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – While the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  lifted certain federal regulations to accommodate increased use of telehealth services, the ...
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CMS Issues Recommendations for Returning To Elective Procedures

• 04/22/20

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – In response to the COVID-19 crisis, some providers were required to cancel their patient’s elective procedures in an effort to stem the ever-growing ...
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Telehealth's Future In The Wake Of COVID-19

• 04/20/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With recent rule changes from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to accommodate telehealth capabilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ...
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Tennessee Rural Hospital Shuts Down Just As County Gets First Cases Of COVID-19

• 04/17/20

Parsons, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A large percentage of rural hospitals in Tennessee were already in danger of closing prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, however Decatur county has lost its only ...
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Hospital Will Receive Aid If Execs Take Pay Cut

• 04/16/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - With many hospitals being in danger of shutting down, Arizona has taken a no-nonsense, albeit risky approach in keeping one of its facilities afloat during the ...
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