All jurisdictions gather statistical data from workers compensation carriers, TPA’s, and self-insured employers in order to establish the annual experience modification codes. The new code developed is used to calculate the premium due for the renewal of the workers compensation policy. This claim gathering of incurred values is known as the Unit Statistical Reporting program....
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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, With Doctor And Injured Worker
As a business owner, there are times when there is nothing you could have done to prevent an employee injury. According to OSHA information: Every day, more than 12 workers die on the job – over 4,500 a year; Every year, more than 4.1 million workers suffer a serious job-related injury or illness. Running a...
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Accountable Care and Workers Compensation: Are They Compatible?
By Jacob Lazarovic, MD, FAAFP Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Broadspire First let’s review the acronym glossary. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) were stimulated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). A cousin of the ACO model is the patient‐centered medical home (PCMH) model. And these, and similar delivery systems, are often...
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The Death of Workers’ Compensation?
On August 13, 2014, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Jorge Cueto issued a declaratory order finding the provision of the Florida workers’ compensation law providing employers with immunity from civil liability in work-related accidents to be unconstitutional. Employees in Miami-Dade County are now free to sue their employers any time they get hurt on the job....
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