Thursday, January 21, 2010
This is a study by NCCI. Let me point out that Texas is not a NCCI state, but I think the article is relevant to Texas. We have put cost containment procedures in place with our networks. It will be interesting to see if the methods described in the article will come to Texas...
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20100120/NEWS/100129992
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20100120/NEWS/100129992
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Whew, but I think we will here more about this in the future. It's just a matter of time until some lawyer figures out the correct route to this type of lawsuit. If you read a previous post here, I think that employers could find a way to file this same type of lawsuit against doctors that over use the Work Comp System. Click on the links below to read the two articles.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/12/10/105876.htm
http://news.lawreader.com/?p=2927
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2009/12/10/105876.htm
http://news.lawreader.com/?p=2927
A great link to an article that gives you specific information to fight Work Comp Fraud.
http://blog.reduceyourworkerscomp.com/2009/12/ten-databases-to-use-when-you-suspect-fraudulent-workers-comp-claims/#axzz0cPSFPtW8
http://blog.reduceyourworkerscomp.com/2009/12/ten-databases-to-use-when-you-suspect-fraudulent-workers-comp-claims/#axzz0cPSFPtW8
Another interesting link to an article from New York. More later
http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/subrogation_in_new_york_employer.html
http://www.workerscompensation.com/compnewsnetwork/blogwire/subrogation_in_new_york_employer.html
More to come of this post. This is a link to the original article. Interesting reading.
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/studies/workers_039_comp_research_insight_curbing_health_146314.html
http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/studies/workers_039_comp_research_insight_curbing_health_146314.html
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