Workplace injuries can have a profound impact on both employees and employers. When an employee gets injured on the job, he/she is entitled to workers' compensation benefits, which provide financial support and medical coverage during their recovery. Workers'...
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COVID-19 Presumption Laws and Workers’ Comp Eligibility
Workers who contract COVID-19 on the job may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, if the claim is found valid via a comprehensive medical record review. Many U.S. states have already...
2022’s Key Federal Legislation Trends For The Workers’ Comp Industry
Legal restrictions and regulations related to employment are important for both employers and employees. It is estimated that challenges around these regulations and restrictions could be impacted...
Can Pain Management Options Be Used during Workers’ Compensation Rehabilitation?
Workers incur different types of injuries in the course of their employment and these may typically involve long-term pain and the need for pain management. Long-term pain is caused by nerve damage...
What Impact Does A Medical Chart Review Have On A Workers’ Compensation Claim For Back Injury?
A medical chart review has a very important role to play as regards a workers’ compensation claim for back injury. The information contained in the medical records has considerable impact on whether...
Construction Injuries And The Significance Of Medical Claims Review For Workers’ Compensation
There is heightened potential for workplace injuries, specifically in the construction industry as the nature of work is highly physical involving complicated machinery. High-risk situations like...
Why Pre-employment Medicals Are Important In The Workers’ Compensation Program
Workers’ compensation provides coverage for employees injured or taken ill in the course of their work. The eligibility for benefits is based on a comprehensive medical chart review that would help...
Medical Record Review Is Key When Processing Covid-19 Essential Workers’ Compensation Claims
Medical records and medical record review are very significant when processing workers’ compensation claims because it is based on the medical facts contained in the medical records that a claim is...
Workers’ Compensation Benefits For Occupational Diseases – An Overview For Medical Record Review
An illness acquired as a result of the specific nature of the workplace is known as an occupational disease and may be compensable under workers’ compensation insurance. This blog focuses on an...
What Is A Psychiatric Injury And Is It Compensable In A Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Workers’ compensation typically covers an injury or illness that arises out of the course of employment. The coverage will of course be provided only based on a comprehensive medical chart review to...
What Are The Types Of Coronavirus Exposure Risk For Workers And How To Address Them?
Exposure to the COVID-19 virus that spreads mainly through respiratory droplets or contact with virus-infected surfaces, can occur at the workplace. Transmission can also occur while the worker...