The Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) held its February meeting last week in Baton Rouge. The vocational rehabilitation counselor task force report led most of the meeting, along with ...
Read More The risk landscape is continuously changing. However, business interruption including supply chain risk continues to remain as one of the top three risks businesses face for the seventh year in a ...
Read More The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that effective April 1, 2019, electronic payment functionality will be added to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP). The MSPRP ...
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At the 2019 WCRI Annual Conference, Dr. John Ruser, WCRI, talked about the variety of factors contributing to the trend of workers' compensation benefits being a declining share of the payroll.
According to ...
Read More At the 2019 WCRI Annual Conference, a session discussed the challenges and opportunities of telemedicine. The panel was:
Moderator: Dr. David Deitz, David Deitz & Associates
Speakers:
Ms. Amy Lee, ...
Read More At the 2019 WCRI Annual Conference, a session discussed some of the latest findings and trends seen across WCRI’s core benchmark studies, including WCRI’s 18-state CompScope™ Benchmarks reports.
The ...
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The FDA recently approved the "EyeBox," an eye-tracking test device to help diagnose concussions. The company that makes the device, Oculogica, Inc., touts that this technology ...
Read More The case of New Hampshire Insurance Company v. Rodriguez, No. 08-15-00173-CV, recently decided by the El Paso Court of Appeals, may have a huge impact on workers’ compensation insurance carriers’ subrogation ...
Read More There are several pieces of legislation under consideration that affect workers’ compensation. Senate Bill 163 would require every construction contractor that does business with state government to ...
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