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A WCEC Session Preview: Physical Therapy Breakout

The Workers' Compensation Educational Conference continues to add new programs to its already impressive roster. And this year, there will be a Physical Therapy Breakout for the first time. The half-day program will be held Monday, August 18, at the conference in Orlando. Read More

Florida's New Business Boom: Medical Marijuana Nurseries

In June, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a law that legalized,  with strict limits, the distribution of a non-euphoric strain of marijuana believed to treat epileptic seizures and other diseases. Now some of South Florida's most established nurseries are contemplating the addition of medical marijuana to their crops as the state begins creating industry regulations. Read More

Clueless in Missouri

Missouri is the only state in America that has declined to keep a prescription drug database. A small cadre of recalcitrants blocking all proposals is led by State Sen. Rob Schaaf, a Republican who also is a family physician. Read More   

The Ten Commandments of Mental Status Examinations

A Mental Status Examination is part of the doctor's face-to-face interview. During an MSE the doctor observes, measures and comments on the behavior of the patient being evaluated. Commandment 1: "The Doctor Shall Not Provide Information About the Patient's Complaints in Their Report of the MSE." Why not? Read More

Travelers Ordered to Pay Over $500 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit

July 22 was a bad day for Travelers. The same day it reported multimillion dollar decreases in its 2014 Q2 net and operating incomes as compared to 2013, a federal appeals court in New York ordered the company to pay more than $500 million to thousands of asbestos victims. Read More

FDA Approves New Oxycodone With Abuse-deterrent Properties

A new extended-release oxycodone, Targiniq ER, has  been approved by the FDA for treatment of severe pain. The pill has abuse-deterrent properties. When the medication is crushed and snorted, or crushed, dissolved and injected, the euphoric effects are blocked. Read More

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Ohio Bureau of Work Comp Settles Overcharging Lawsuit

A lawsuit brought by more than 250,000 small business owners in Ohio against the state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation for alleged overpayment of workers' compensation insurance premiums appears to be coming to an end. Read More

Black Lung Claims by Coal Miners May Have Been Wrongly Denied

The U.S. Department of Labor has informed about 1,100 coal miners that their claims for black lung benefits may have been wrongly denied because of the actions of a physician at the prestigious John Hopkins Medical Institutions. Read More

WCI Briefs

We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 400 words or less. Read More