Tag: workers’ comp
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CA Senate Rejects Bill That Increases Employer Workers’ Compensation Liability
A bill filed by intending to increase the workers’ compensation liability of employers was rejected on Thursday by the California Senate, much to the relief of business owners in the state. Had it passed, it would have made it easier for workers in the medical industry to claim healthcare support for diseases contracted at work.…
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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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California Workers’ Comp Rates Increase January 2021
California’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) has submitted an advisory on their pure premium rates to the State Insurance Commissioner that indicates a rate increase for the year. The new proposal of the WCIRB averages out to a growth of $1.56 in premiums per $100.00 of salary – a 2.6% climb that came after…
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New Laws Passed In California To Protect Workers From Covid-19
New Laws have been passed in California to protect workers from the on-going coronavirus pandemic. The new laws, namely SB1159 and AB685, focused on improving workers compensation services and allowing employees who have contracted Covid-19 to assume they were infected at work until proven otherwise. Governor Gavin Newsom believes that these “two laws will help…
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Healthcare 2020: Five Ways Technology is Transforming the Medical Industry
Technology continues to transform society as advancements in software and computers bring the entire world within anybody’s reach – with just a single touch of a screen. Artificial intelligence looms on the horizon as more and more applications look to revolutionize all human industries, including that of the healthcare industry. In this race to innovate,…
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The Modern Doctor: Five Essential Devices Every Physician Needs Today
Doctors today live in a world that has been transformed through modern technology, which has resulted in the emergence of certain types of equipment that has made this incredibly complicated profession just a little bit easier for everyone. These new devices go a long way in making a physician’s job more convenient and compatible with…
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Five Ways to Reduce COVID-19 Healthcare Stress
Working in healthcare has never been easy – but the emergence of the coronavirus, and the ensuing pandemic and lockdown that transpired because of it, has complicated things to an unmeasurable degree. Apart from putting many health workers in a tough situation by keeping them quarantined away from family, frontliners face death on a daily…
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Fake News: Three Ways to Stop the Spread of Misinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the world struggles with the Covid-19 pandemic, the surge of fake news to generate traffic for websites has been an ugly side effect of the effort to keep people accurately informed about this dangerous disease. For every honest journalist in search of experts to provide medical information in an effort to curb the spread…
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Keeping Your Patients’ Privacy Secure While Using Coronavirus Tracking Apps
With the increasing need for contact tracing as a necessary means to contain the Covid-19 pandemic from spreading to the public, governments have turned to using smartphone technology to relay valuable information on people’s whereabouts. While many are worried about the surveillance of Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps, governing bodies globally have ensured that all private…
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Caring for Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the global health system with many questions being asked and answers still being researched. While most of the economy has crawled to a standstill to prevent the spread of the virus, the birthrate of newborns has not severely declined. The good news is that hospitals are well-informed…