Oakland, CA – The California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) recently announced that it will present its 2019 Case Law Seminar on Tuesday, May 7 in Long Beach and Thursday, May 9 in San Francisco. The full-day program will examine how recent trends in decisional law are reshaping California workers’ compensation and discuss appropriate negotiation and… [Read more]
Claims, Legal, & Compliance News
Out Front Ideas Webinar: The Impact of Expanding Leave of Absence Regulations
St. Louis, MO – Out Front Ideas with Kimberly and Mark has announced its next complimentary webinar, noting that the leave of absence and job accommodations environment is continuing to evolve with constant changes to laws and regulations, presenting a huge challenge for employers as they strive to balance employee experience and compliance with all… [Read more]
Carisk Partners Collaborates with MDFlow on Case Management System for Workers’ Comp
Miami, FL – Carisk Partners (Carisk), a specialty risk transfer, care coordination company, has selected MDFlow Systems, a premier healthcare information technology (HIT) company with in-depth experience in healthcare software development, to support the Carisk Pathways 2 Recovery (P2R) system, gaining exclusive rights to the customized solution for workers’ compensation. With a fully integrated patient-centered… [Read more]
WCRI Publishes National Inventory of State Policies on Treatment Guidelines and Utilization Management
Cambridge, MA – Evidence-based treatment guidelines are considered to be useful in the delivery of consistent and effective medical care for patients with injuries or conditions. However, there is substantial variation in what treatment guidelines are adopted and how they are implemented in workers’ compensation systems across the country. In a first-of-its-kind survey-based study, the… [Read more]
NYC Corporation Counsel Names New Workers’ Comp Division Chief
New York, NY – Corporation Counsel Zachary W. Carter recently announced the appointment of Mindy Roller as Chief of the Workers’ Compensation Division. “As a longstanding member of the Law Department with decades of legal expertise in her field, Mindy has played an integral role in the division she will now lead, said Corporation Counsel… [Read more]
KS Insurance Commissioner Schmidt Names Anti-Fraud Director
Topeka, KS – Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt recently announced she has appointed Dennis Jones as Director of Anti-Fraud. Jones brings over 30 years of legal experience having previously served as a city attorney, county attorney, special prosecutor and most recently as assistant District Attorney for Shawnee County. “The Director of Anti-Fraud is tasked with investigating… [Read more]
MS Couple Charged With Receiving $1.7 Million in Health Care Kickback Scheme
New Orleans, LA – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser recently announced that a Mississippi couple, Kimberly Homrighausen and Richard Homrighausen, were charged on January 22, 2019, with conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks related to compounded medications paid for by TRICARE, a federally funded health care benefit program that serves United States military personnel and… [Read more]
New Rising Webinar to Examine 2018 Work Comp Benchmarking Study Results
Chicago, IL – Experts from Rising Medical Solutions’ sixth annual Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study will share 2018 research results in an upcoming webinar. The discussion will focus on solutions for a key dilemma that threatens effective claims management and organizational viability year after year – ever-escalating medical costs. Entitled “Advancing Medical Management,” this free webinar… [Read more]
CA DWC Medical Unit Accepting Applications for QME Exam on April 13
San Francisco, CA – The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is now accepting applications for the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) examination on April 13. QMEs are independent physicians certified by the DWC Medical Unit to conduct medical evaluations of injured workers. Applications for the QME exam may be downloaded from the DWC website. Applicants may… [Read more]
TX Company to Pay a Quarter Million Dollars to Settle Workers’ Comp Fraud Case
Austin, TX – A Houston company recently pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation premium fraud in a case that spanned four years. Alpha Mar, which makes custom parts for various industries, entered the plea in a Travis County District Court. The company was ordered to pay $250,000 to Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the workers’ compensation carrier.… [Read more]