Pedestrian accidents can result in various injuries due to the vulnerability of individuals on foot when colliding with vehicles or other hazards. Personal injury attorneys as well as pedestrian accident attorneys cover a wide range of accidents. Some common causes of...
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Coronavirus and Workers’ Wages – Some Frequently Asked Questions
The extent of uncertainty and sense of gloom generated by the COVID-19 pandemic is huge, with everyone at a total loss as to how to handle an emergency of such magnitude. With so many offices...
CMS Has Announced Section 1135 Waivers to Battle COVID-19
The entire global population is going through extremely trying times with total and partial lock downs and numerous other restrictions put in place to control the raging COVID-19 epidemic....
COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Workers’ Compensation Industry
COVID-19, the new strain of coronavirus and a deadly one at that, is causing increasing concern to organizations and governments across the world. For organizations, the major challenge is to figure...
An Overview of Medical Peer Review for Health Plans
Peer reviews are of different types in healthcare. In a healthcare organization, peer review is used to study physician performance and ensure that providers’ skills are maintained at the highest...
COVID-19 – Guidelines on Employer’s Rights to Deal with Workforce
The recent spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in many countries including the United States has affected all industries and workplaces. Most employers are confused as to whether they can ask...
CMS Announces New Healthcare Tech Rules
The electronic health record (EHR) was introduced with a view to improving access to patient data, ensuring timely delivery of optimal patient care, and ensuring interoperability to improve...
Social Security Benefits Could be Taxed at the Federal & State Levels
As a beneficial program for retired and disabled Americans, Social Security is a much appreciated and successful program. Over 64 million people in America are estimated to be receiving social...
HIPAA Compliance for Law Firms and Attorneys – Some Facts to Know
Law firms and attorneys that deal with protected health information (PHI) from “covered entities” are business associates under HIPAA and must be compliant with HIPAA’s strict privacy and data...
New Social Security Disability Rule to Be Effective from April 27, 2020
Social security disability benefits are classified into benefits a person draws based on his/her own, or another worker’s social security taxes - SSDI (social security disability benefits) and SSI...
How Medical Case Chronology Is Useful in Personal Injury Cases
A medical case chronology is a summary of all the relevant medical records, provided in a proper timeline. It is a very important document in a personal injury case that clearly highlights all of...