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Compliance Corner: Tenn. Certified Physicians

Compliance Corner: Tenn. Certified Physicians
New Report Suggests Patient Access and Experience May be Improving 

New Report Suggests Patient Access and Experience May be Improving 
Case Management Focus: What Happened to Communication Etiquette — Phone Calls, Emails, Text Messages?

Case Management Focus: What Happened to Communication Etiquette — Phone Calls, Emails, Text Messages?
Tenn. Exclusive Remedy Bars Sales Rep’s Tort Claim

Tenn. Exclusive Remedy Bars Sales Rep’s Tort Claim
Improving Workers’ Compensation Through Critical Thinking: A Followership Perspective

Improving Workers’ Compensation Through Critical Thinking: A Followership Perspective
What Do You Think: Was Head-on Collision after Leaving Fire Camp in Course of Employment?

What Do You Think: Was Head-on Collision after Leaving Fire Camp in Course of Employment?
Stress, Mental Health Issues Continue to Contribute to Employee Absenteeism

Stress, Mental Health Issues Continue to Contribute to Employee Absenteeism
Pioneering Change in Workers’ Compensation: Challengers of the Status Quo

Pioneering Change in Workers’ Compensation: Challengers of the Status Quo
What Do You Think: Was Walmart Worker’s Injury Description too Fishy to Hook Benefits?

What Do You Think: Was Walmart Worker’s Injury Description too Fishy to Hook Benefits?
N.Y. Subway Worker Pepper-sprayed in Ongoing Attacks on Transit Workers

N.Y. Subway Worker Pepper-sprayed in Ongoing Attacks on Transit Workers
Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat

Climate & Comp: Calif. Moves to Protect Workers from Indoor Heat
What Do You Think: Was Nurse Liaison’s COVID-19 too Common to be ‘Occupational Disease’?

What Do You Think: Was Nurse Liaison’s COVID-19 too Common to be ‘Occupational Disease’?
The Impact of Loneliness in the Workplace and Workers’ Compensation

The Impact of Loneliness in the Workplace and Workers’ Compensation
Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person

Do You Know the Rule? Wash. IME Accompanying Person
‘Mailbox Rule’ doesn’t Save Conn. Employer from Filing Deadline

‘Mailbox Rule’ doesn’t Save Conn. Employer from Filing Deadline
What Do You Think: Did PTSD from Bodily Fluids Render Hospital Employee Permanently Unable to Work?

What Do You Think: Did PTSD from Bodily Fluids Render Hospital Employee Permanently Unable to Work?
Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System

Case Management Focus: Setting Realistic Expectations in a Challenging Healthcare System
Climate & Comp: DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Cities from Enacting Workplace Heat Protections

Climate & Comp: DeSantis Signs Bill Prohibiting Cities from Enacting Workplace Heat Protections
Recent Study Suggests AI Could Improve Risk Adjustment Payment Accuracy 

Recent Study Suggests AI Could Improve Risk Adjustment Payment Accuracy 
Case Lesson: When is a Denial Based on an IME in Oregon?

Case Lesson: When is a Denial Based on an IME in Oregon?
Glossary Check: Texas ‘Accident Prevention’ Facilities in Texas

Glossary Check: Texas ‘Accident Prevention’ Facilities in Texas
Social Worker’s Evidence Connects Details of Client’s Murdering Someone to Job-related PTSD

Social Worker’s Evidence Connects Details of Client’s Murdering Someone to Job-related PTSD
Glossary Check: The Meaning of ‘Employee’ in Minnesota

Glossary Check: The Meaning of ‘Employee’ in Minnesota
Vanderbilt’s Chief Medical Officer Faces Multiple Lawsuits 

Vanderbilt’s Chief Medical Officer Faces Multiple Lawsuits 
Reports Link ‘Havana Syndrome’ to Russia

Reports Link ‘Havana Syndrome’ to Russia
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Expert Analysis

Deep analysis and thought leadership from experts in everything related to workers’ compensation

The Most Common Workers’ Compensation Injuries

By: Tanisha Dilbert, Manager, Operations, Apricus In workers’ compensation staying well-informed about the most common and costly injuries is crucial to navigating the complexities of cases. This knowledge provides claims professionals with a thorough understanding […]
Subrogation Savoir-Faire: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

By Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer, S.C. Oh, that it wasn’t so, but today’s world of insurance claims adjusting, subrogation, and civil litigation rewards the ability of one party to take advantage of […]
NCCI’s Court Case Update – Idaho, Iowa, and New Mexico – April 2024

Idaho, Medical Benefit Payments On April 2, 2024, the Supreme Court of Idaho, in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., held that an employer/workers compensation insurer (E/C) was required to reimburse an employee’s medical expenses for the […]
Genetic Testing and Risk Assessments for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

By: Spencer Sherman, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist, Enlyte Pharmacy Solutions On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first test (AvertD) that uses DNA in assessing whether certain individuals may have an elevated […]
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    avo App set to transform workers’ comp T&T

    Cocoa, Fla. (May 1, 2024) – avô Transportation and Language Solutions has developed and launched an app for its traditional provider network that is set to transform the landscape of workers’ compensation transportation and translation services. This innovative […]
    NCCI’s latest report: Understanding Loss Cost Actions

    WHAT: The article describes factors that impact loss cost changes and provides a deeper dive into the relatively larger decreases observed in recent years.  WHO: Nadege Bernard, FCAS, NCCI Practice Leader and Senior Actuary  KEY INSIGHTS:  WHY […]
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    Event Calendar

    Stay current with the latest workers' compensation happenings, events, job listings and conference updates

    NJ Workers’ Compensation May Day Seminar

    • May 01, 2024 - May 01, 2024
    2024 Oregon Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference

    Please mark the event on your calendar and save the date! Who: Everyone with an interest in Oregon workers’ compensation What: One-and-a-half days of timely workers’ compensation classes for anyone with a role or interest in the […]

    • May 09, 2024 - May 10, 2024
    Kentucky Chamber Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar

    Why Attend Consider the advantages of attending a seminar led by expert speakers with years of combined experience. With highly qualified and informed speakers and a detailed agenda that covers advanced concepts of workers’ compensation, […]

    • May 09, 2024 - May 09, 2024
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    Autonomous Vehicles When? Thoughts and Commentary

    One of the biggest challenges that our society will experience in the next generation will be to transition from human driven cars to autonomous vehicles (AV). One only has to listen to the Beach Boys […]
    Employees Killed in Work Accidents Across Multiple States 

    Montgomery, MN (WorkersCompensation.com) – A food worker died in a warehouse accident last week, one of several industrial accident that took the lives of workers over the past few weeks.   The worker, an employee at […]
    Study Suggests Digital Tools Improve Pain Related Disability In Total Knee Replacement Patients

    Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – With an increase in life expectancy, as well a surge in the age of workers over the age of 65, the numbers of patients with Osteoarthritis (OA) is rising as well.  […]
    How Wearable Tech and Virtual Care are Transforming Claims, from Engagement to Outcomes 

    Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) — Last week’s National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference in Las Vegas set the stage for an impactful dialogue about the transformational potential of wearable technology and virtual care in the workers’ […]
    What Do You Think: Was Firing Nurse who Lost Fight with Door WC Retaliation? 

    Belleville, NJ (Workerscompensation.com). An employer’s action during the period after which an employee reports an injury and the date she is fired can go a long way to either showing retaliation or negating it.   A […]
    How the Court Ruled

    If you chose B, you sided with the court in Herron v. New York City Transit, No. 22-989-cv (2d Cir. 06/30/23), which held that the worker failed to show that the Authority’s explanation for firing him […]
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