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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California Anesthesiologist Implicated in Second Workers' Compensation Fraud Scheme

• 07/09/20

Santa Ana, CA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A California physician/ambulatory surgery center owner and his girlfriend have been charged in a $600 million billing fraud scheme that could result in as much ...
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Ransomware Attacks Are Costing Healthcare Even With Appropriate Measures

• 07/06/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Most businesses know that data breaches are usually pretty costly due to the time involved in investigation, and perhaps in data lost. However, they can also be ...
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Study Suggests High Rates Of Mental Health Issues With COVID-19

• 07/02/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A recent mental health study suggests an increase in the prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and stress among those that have had exposure, or have ...
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Survey Finds Over Twenty Percent of Patients Find Errors In Their Medical Records

• 06/29/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – A survey study published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests you may want to double check your medical records. ...
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New Tech Helps Manage Patients Remotely

• 06/26/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Studies have shown that enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs shortened length of stays for surgeries, lowered patient mortality rates, and improved ...
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Healthcare Systems Report Record Losses In First Quarter

• 06/22/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With quarantine regulations and cancellation  of elective procedures, healthcare systems have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even ...
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Surgeon Completes First Augmented Reality Spine Surgery

• 06/19/20

Chicago, IL (WorkersCompensation.com) – An event that sounds like a scene straight out of the movie Iron Man happened earlier this month. The world’s first augmented reality (AR) spine surgery ...
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Large String of Lawsuits Allege Drugmakers Fixed Pricing

• 06/15/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Civil lawsuits were filed last week by 50 states and Cigna alleging 26 drug makers, along with 10 individuals, conspired to fix pricing on generic drugs going ...
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Seventy Five Percent of Millennials Report Extreme Stress

• 06/12/20

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – Long term stress can have a huge impact on the work place as it effects mental and physical health, as well as focus. As the United States deals with the health ...
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