Medical Issues
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Court Rejects Exclusive Remedy Defense of Temporary Employment Services Client
The Fourth Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of a trial...
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Texas Doctors Indicted for Compounding Practices
Two Texas doctors have pleaded not guilty to federal charges Tuesday that...
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Court Rejects Chiropractor’s Challenge to Adequacy of HCN Notices
The Fifth Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of a trial...
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Houston Pharmacy Owner Gets 5 Years in Chiropractor Scheme
A Houston pharmacist must serve five years in federal prison and repay...
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Study Shows that Repeat Injuries are Very Common in Texas Claims
A new study by the Research and Evaluation Group reveals that employees...
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Study Shows WC is Effective in Managing Prescription Utilization
State Workers’ Compensation systems “do a good job in controlling drug usage...
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Excessive Billing for Post-injury Drug Testing is a Problem in Comp Too
A recent story in the Albuquerque Journal highlighted a medical billing practice...
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Healthcare Networks Show Continued Improvement in HCN Report Cards
According to the just-published 2017 HCN Report Card, the percentage of network...
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Cost of Air Ambulances Skyrocket
Workers’ comp insurers are locked in a battle with the air ambulance...
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Compounding Doctor and Pharmacist Indicted
Four people, including a Houston area pharmacist and a physician have been...
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NCOIL Creates Air Ambulance Task Force
Several years ago, the air ambulance industry began claiming that its bills...
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TDI-DWC Discount Rate/Interest Rate 7-01-17 to 9-30-17
Please click here for the TDI-DWC Discount Rate/Interest Rate for July 1, 2017 to...
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