Author: wasaque
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2021 Financial Advice For Physicians
Having the ability to control finances is of utmost importance when it comes to advancing in life. The same holds true for any living, breathing human, and that includes physicians. To do this, one must be able to manage money matters and organize expenses in a way that does not deplete their bank account. Following…
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Five Breakthroughs Changing The Face Of Medicine In 2021
The healthcare industry has been bombarded with negative news ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic – and while frontline health workers sustained a significant number of infections and, sadly, deaths due to the coronavirus, this does not mean that there has not been great progress in the medical field. On the contrary, the…
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Impact Of SB335 Questioned By CWCI
The impact of Senate Bill 335 (SB335), a law seeking to cut the time allotted for the investigation of workers’ comp claims in half (from 90 days to 45 days), has been questioned in a recent report by the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI). Workers’ compensation investigations involve complicated procedures that require the involvement of…
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Rate Hike Proposed For California Workers’ Comp
A rate hike of 2.7% in “advisory pure premium rates” has been recommended by the Workers Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau (WCIRB), citing recent changes in California’s medical and medical-legal fee schedules. If approved by the California Department of Insurance (CDI), five hundred different categorizations of workers will be paying $1.50 per $100 of salary. The…
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Workers’ Compensation: Most Common Types Of Fraud
If you are an American citizen working in the United States, then you are backed by what is known as Workers’ Compensation – a system that dispenses benefits to people injured during the performance of their jobs. Millions all over the country make use of the system to receive their rightful compensation for a legitimate…
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California Workers’ Comp Costs Steady Since 2010
According to a recent study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), costs per comp claim have remained steady in California since 2010 – but a moderate increase was noted in 2019, the final year recorded in the study. It was also mentioned in this study that the bump up in costs were influenced mainly…
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Telemedicine: An Exciting Future Ahead
Although the world was already moving towards telemedicine before Covid-19, it was the pandemic that forced humanity’s hand into seeking ways in which doctors could diagnose and treat their patients from a safe distance. It is through the wonders of digital technology that Virtual Medicine can mitigate the spread of the coronavirus by providing an…
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Doctors: Planning Your Post-Pandemic Experience
The Covid-19 pandemic changed life as we knew it and nothing has been the same since. While the virus does not discriminate nor choose its victims, it is safe to say that no other profession has been affected as much by the pandemic as those engaged in the medical practice. Doctors have been bearing the…
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California Medical Evaluation: QMEs, AMEs, & IMEs
In California, when a worker gets injured or sick while working, they are entitled to workers’ compensation. To claim this right, the injured employee must undergo evaluation, including a medical examination for the purpose of determining where and how an injury may have occurred, as well as how severe it may be. There are, however,…
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Can California Be Pro-Worker Without Being Anti-Business?
To say that it has not been the best time in California is an understatement. Citizens all over the state have been dealing with a disastrous reality – everything from destructive fires, blackouts, economic turmoil, and, of course, Covid-19. While these are all terrible events to have to endure, the biggest threat comes from a…