You wouldn’t think that a single bunch of store-bought flowers could make a significant difference in a workers compensation claim outcome, but the value of such a simple, kind gesture cannot be overstated.
The utilization review approval rate for opioids for injured workers in California has declined 3.5% since the state’s prescription drug formulary took effect on Jan. 1, according to a preliminary analysis by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute.
There are a number of constants in the world of workplace injuries and workers’ compensation. One of them is the fact that employers hate the idea of paying for psychiatric care, and they will work to avoid it like the plague.
I shouldn’t be writing about this. I should instead be making a beeline to a US Patent Office to secure these ideas and ensure for myself a vast amount of future riches. But, that sounds like a lot of work, and I hate paperwork so what the hell.
Pharmacy costs in workers compensation have decreased by $1.1 billion during the past eight years as the result of fewer opioid prescriptions, among other reasons, according to a study released Wednesday by Maggie Valley, North Carolina-based CompPharma L.L.C.
A firefighter responding to an explosion caused by a gas line break that rocked downtown Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, on Tuesday night has died, authorities said at an early morning news conference.
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman has identified a 52-year-old woman from Commodore who was killed Thursday afternoon when a car crashed into two gas pumps and an Indiana County service station, and the vehicle and building burst into flames.
With summer officially upon us, Americans are flocking to the great outdoors. Campgrounds are filled with the warm buzz of families and friends enjoying the best nature has to offer, and outdoor enthusiasts are enjoying their favorite sporting pursuits like hunting, fishing and shooting.
One construction worker died and at least 12 others were injured in an explosion Tuesday afternoon in a building under construction at the rear of the Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville, officials confirmed during a news conference Tuesday evening in Gatesville.
Aggressive subrogation practitioners always look for short cuts. Ours is an industry in which the “bottom line” means the difference between success and failure.
Beverly Hills Radiologist Ronald Grusd and two of his corporations, California Imaging Network Medical Group and Willows Consulting Company, were sentenced in federal court today after a jury trial in December resulted in convictions on 39 felony fraud counts.
Getting injured on the job is a traumatic experience for all involved. Maybe the worker fell off a roof while on the jobsite. Maybe some building materials fell on them from above. Or maybe they got into an automobile accident during the course of their normal workday.
A tow truck driver was killed in a crash while servicing a school bus on eastbound I-94 near Ann Arbor Tuesday morning, according to the Michigan State Police.
