MPNs and Workers’ Compensation

By Charles Cleveland | May 8, 2015

The Fiasco Starts Here: MPNs and Workers’ Compensation in Calif. MAY 8, 2015 ~ CAAAVOICEONCOMP The Fiasco Starts Here: MPNs and Workers’ Compensation in Calif., By: Alan Gurvey, Esq., CAAA Board Member Article originally published on WorkCompCentral, May 7, 2015, and is republished here with permission. Recently I was interviewing a candidate for a vacant attorney position at our firm. I…

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Major Challenges for Workers Compensation Physicians

By Charles Cleveland | February 7, 2015

California Medical Association survey results show major challenges for workers compensation physicians California workers compensation system has undergone probably the largest transformation since its enactment in 1914. Senate bill 863 introduced a radical new concept called independent medical review which has become a quagmire for physicians and injured workers. Latest statistics show that an injured…

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Worker’s Compensation: Share your utilization review denials stories with us!

By Charles Cleveland | June 10, 2014

Worker’s Compensation: Share your utilization review denials stories with us! httpss://www.caaa.org/index.cfm?pg=Sedgwick_Page httpss://membercentral.wufoo.com/forms/ur-denied-story-form/ UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR) IS OUT OF CONTROL A campaign to bring out-of-control Utilization Review (UR) to heel. “Why does the State of California allow unacceptable treatment of Californians injured on their jobs?” Insurers’ Utilization Review routinely delays and denies doctors’ legitimate requests for…

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