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Workers' Comp Forum(TM) Update: March 12, 2009
In this issue: Bill Zachry's big new column; Rousmaniere downsizes doctors; how vendors sneak hidden costs into your contract; diacetyl and lead exposure, ouch!; new regs in Minn. and N.C.; workers prank colleague, boss pays; Supremes reviewing RICO; drug utilization review and you; and more.
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------------------------------------------------------------ Agency to publish proposed rule on occupational exposure to diacetyl Washington state: Computer error resulted in overpayment in workers' compensation rebates Minnesota: Labor commissioner outlines proposed changes to state comp system North Carolina: Legislation would strip labor commissioner's control of workplace safety Early workplace exposure to lead may affect cognitive abilities, study finds More News
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------------------------------------------------------------ Carrier's delay in paying benefits justified by duty to investigate claim Claimant's compensable vertigo condition causes further complications Questionable fitness-for-duty test implies discrimination by hotel History of depression hinders teacher's mental injury claim Employer may be liable for coworkers' 'prank' More Updates
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PETER ROUSMANIERE: How to Winnow the Pool
Out of thousands of worthy doctors, how do you pick the few to include in a medical provider network, if you're going to pay attention to quality? Read the Story
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BILL ZACHRY: 16 Steps to the Ideal System
Changes to workers' comp could come from above in the form of regulation, but how can reform take place if no one agrees on what the final system should look like? Read the Story
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------------------------------------------------------------ How Convoluted Contracts Produce Costly Claims
An explosive expose of the problem with fixed fees, hidden fees and the other problems with most workers' comp contracts. Here's how both employers and vendors are to blame, but how employers need to take charge to fix the situation. Read the Story
------------------------------------------------------------ Supreme Court May Address RICO Litigation, Claims Handling Practices
Can employers, claims administrators and workers' compensation carriers be sued under federal racketeering laws for their questionable claims handling practices? Or do state workers' comp laws preempt such suits? The U.S. Supreme Court may address those questions if a Michigan trucking company and its claims administrator get their way. Read the Story
------------------------------------------------------------ Event Announcement: Drug Utilization Review Webinar
Titled "Drug Utilization Review--How to Get Workers' Comp Costs Under Control," this webinar will help you learn how a drug utilization review can identify pharmaceutical cost savings, help promote a doctor-employer partnership and improve injured worker outcomes Read the Story
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