Due to the intricate nature of legal procedures involved in pursuing a workers' compensation claim, injured workers often seek assistance from seasoned workers' compensation attorneys to ensure a favourable outcome. Given that a workers' compensation claim or lawsuit...
In any injury case, having a personal injury lawyer to represent you is a major consideration. The patient's medical records provides crucial evidence and a good lawyer will ensure that all these...
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It is critical for insurance companies dealing with Workers' Compensation claims to act in good faith to avoid any legal consequences. Insurance laws have made it clear that workers' compensation...
There are two types of retirement systems for federal workers in the USA - FERS (Federal Employees Retirement System) and CSRS (Civil Service Retirement System). FERS was introduced in 1984 and...
A safe workplace must be the primary consideration of any employer to ensure the well being of their employees and their satisfaction, and also reduce workers' compensation costs. Often, an unsafe...
Advancements in medical technology have brought many benefits in terms of improved medical care, ease of medical record analysis, better medical documentation and so on. Artificial intelligence or...
Insurance companies, including workers’ compensation insurers are required to act in good faith when considering a workers’ comp claim. In other words, they are required to investigate the claim and...
A medical peer review involves the review of a patient's medical records by a physician, who provides an opinion based on the facts provided in those records. The peer review is presented in the...
Insurance fraud is a grave problem in America, costing insurance companies and their customers more than $40 billion a year, according to the FBI. This is excluding medical insurance fraud, which is...
The patient medical record is a valuable medical and legal document that has to be maintained safely by medical record custodians. When required for a legal use, attorneys employ medical record...
Workers' compensation claims could be catastrophic claims that include burn injuries, spinal cord injuries, acquired head injuries and multiple trauma injuries that make up less than 1% of all...