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Medical Treatment Access in California
Review and commentary by the
California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery |
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Dear WC Professionals:
Last Thursday the WCAB treated us to a double-header of en bancs. See box to the right.
A new feature due to popular demand: Take a deep dive into our eNewsletter archive. See links at end of this issue.
Sincerely,
Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D.
LexisNexis Editorial & Content Development
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Videocast of the Week |
What will the Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements look like once they finally go into effect?
Listen to Marc S. Gaffrey, a partner with Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas in New Brunswick, N.J.
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Web Poll Final Results |
As a workers' comp professional, do you use social media sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) to help you with your work?
- Never - 11%
- Rarely - 22%
- Sometimes - 56%
- Frequently - 11%
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FEATURED ARTICLE: MEDICAL TREATMENT ACCESS in california |
"Access, Quality and Outcomes of Health Care in the California Workers' Compensation System - 2008" Prepared by The School of Public Health, University of Washington
A Review and Commentary Presented by The California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
CSIMS reviews the Calif. DWC's latest medical treatment access study as a catalyst for action by the Division to publicly analyze all the data presented by University of Washington and more important, as a catalyst for sure, efficient and swift steps to bolster fundamental and costly access issues that had already begun to manifest in the workers sampled for this study who were injured between June 2007 and April 2008. The results of this study - released a month ago, on May 11, 2010 after being delivered to the DWC in 2009 - describe access issues that began between 18 and 24 months ago. Read it. |
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WCAB en bancs: rating protocols, rule 30 qme procedures |
California WCAB Issues En Banc Guidelines on Rating Protocols, by Richard Jacobsmeyer. Read it.
California WCAB Holds Rule 30 Limitation on Defendant's Obtaining QME Report Invalid, by Richard Jacobsmeyer. Read it.
Mendoza En Banc Decision Makes Fundamental Change to Initial QME Procedures in Denied Claims, by Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes, LLP. Read it. |
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recent panel decisions - sneak preview |
Each week we report 2 to 3 recent panel decisions that we're considering for the LexisNexis� services:
Suicide; Irresistible Impulse. General maintenance worker with admitted industrial injury to his back/hernia died as a result of an irresistible impulse and did not willfully and deliberately cause his own death, when medical expert opinion indicated decedent's suicide resulted from deteriorated mental and emotional state stemming from industrial injury and resulting chronic pain, and irresistible impulse was likely hastened and facilitated by pain medications for his injury. See Sisic panel decision.
Petition to Compel Attendance at Medical Exam. WCAB granted applicant's petition for removal and rescinded WCJ's Order compelling applicant to attend re-evaluation with panel QME, finding significant prejudice per se to applicant, when defendant filed petition to compel attendance at medical exam on a "walk-through basis," but petition lacked proof of service showing service on applicant (8 CCR 10280(d)(2)(C)), and proposed order was not framed as a notice of intention nor did it contain a self-destruct clause (8 CCR 10280(i), 10349). See Amaya panel decision. |
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NEW! Designed especially for Lexis subscribers, this new monthly reporter saves you research time so that you can quickly find recent panel decisions on key topics.
We do the legwork for you: Our editorial consultants pour through hundreds of cases to find noteworthy decisions that you should know about.
What you get each month: Brief summaries of typically 40 to 65 cases, arranged by topic. Commentary articles written by guest contributors.
How you'll get it: (1) Web version*, which allows Lexis subscribers to link directly to the WCAB decisions on lexis.com; and (2) Print version, which can be stored in a binder.
What it costs: Regular price - $199/yr. Special Limited Time Offer for eNewsletter subscribers - $159 for the first year's subscription. Offer expires 12/31/2010.
First issue begins in June 2010.
* Each web issue accessible for up to a year |
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BLOG ROUND UP |
Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter 6/3/2010 - recent arrests, charges, convictions, investigations. Read it.
Cal. Comp. Cases May Advanced Postings 6/2/2010. Permanent disability; AMA Guides. Serious & Willful Misconduct. Apportionment. PD Rating. Read it.
Drop in California Average Weekly Wage Means No Change in Some Workers' Comp Benefits in 2011, by California Workers' Compensation Institute. Read it.
Alvarez Decision Emphasizes Importance of NEVER Communicating Ex Parte with QME, by Goldman, Magdalin & Krikes LLP. Read it.
2010 Annual Longshore Conference - A Recap of Conference Highlights, by Ralph R. Lorberbaum. Read it. |
california top cases |
> Blackledge v. Bank of America (WCAB en banc)
> Mendoza v. Huntington Hospital (WCAB en banc) |
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enewsletter archives |
Take a deep dive into our past eNewsletters for 2010...warning - some links to articles may not work...report any linking problems to [email protected].
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103428836972.html
May 24, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103424392153.html
May 17, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103406552817.html
May 10, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103375976783.html
May 3, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103353063934.html
April 26, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103330236374.html
April 19, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103299190031.html
April 12, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103274786037.html
April 5, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103253375187.html
March 29, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103221393952.html
March 22, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103194496278.html
March 15, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103158082746.html
March 8, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103143755983.html
March 1, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103099894039.html
February 22, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103073800750.html
February 16, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1103029296112.html
February 9, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102999766740.html
February 2, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102970190663.html
January 26, 2010
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1102828640660/archive/1102967250030.html |
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