Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drobot Sentencing Hearing Set for December. Safety Officer Benefits Extension Bill in Final Legislative Stages. Katherine Zalewsk Appointed to WCAB. DWC Posts RAND Study on ASC Services and Fees. WCRI Report Says California PD Benefit Nearly Lowest in Nation. Doctors Succeed in Regenerating Muscle Tissue. Painful Injury? There's an App For That! Physician Shortage Prompts Travelers to Expand Nurse Sites. DWC and Maximus Schedule Free IBR Webinar. Toyota Headquarters Exits California - Headed for Texas.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says Failure to Sign UR Report Invalidates UR Procedure. Reconsideration Granted to Determine if Erroneous Instruction to UR Was Material Defect. Claimant Charged With Identity Theft For Using Fake ID. Surveillance Leads to Arrest of San Jose Claimant. State Senator Leland Yee Accused of Sponsoring Health Care Industry "Milker Bills". California Legislature Seeks to Regulate "Medical Marijuana". Ethics Committee to Ban Work Comp Judges From Boy Scout Membership.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Successful Comp Case May Toll Statute of Limitations in Civil Case. DWC Posts Proposed Opioid Guideline - Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back. BART Fined $210,000 For Workplace Fatality. Cal/OSHA Fines Real Estate Firm for Tree Trimming Fatality. Security Firm Head - Heads to Jail for 120 Days. Owner of Van Nuys Medical Supply Company Gets Six Years in Prison. Claimant Arrested for Working as Massage Therapist While on Comp. Trucking Company Owner Sentenced to 300 Days.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Psychiatric AME Must Separately List and Assess Each Claimed Stressful Event. Bell Gardens Police Officer Convicted in Comp Fraud Case. SF Bus Driver Charged With Felonies For Faking Robbery. Truck Driver Faces Decade In Prison After Jury Trial. DWC Changes Panel QME Process to Comply With Navarro Decision. DWC Posts More Proposed Changes to HOPD/ASC Fee Schedules. DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS. FDA Approves Painkiller Overdose Emergency Device. Crawford Placed on Top 100 Business Technology Innovators List. California Economy Report Card - Is Comp Our Only Problem?

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Former Cal/OSHA Official Files Whistleblower Complaint Against Agency. Drobot Guilty Plea Delayed. Azusa Massage Parlors Cited for No Comp Insurance. Feds Delay ICD-10 At Least One Year In Surprise Vote - Health Industry Enraged. Comp Payment for Medical Marijuana - 2014 CLM Annual Conference Hot Topic. National Study of Compounded Drugs Shows Five-Fold Increase. Anesthesiologists Identify Unnecessary Medical Procudures. Study Says Voluntary Disability Insurance Reduces Comp Claims.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted in FBI Corruption Case. Defense Attorney Convicted of Stealing $2 Million From MTA. Federal Jury Convicts Orthomed Owner in Fraud Case. Attorney General Says California Leads the Nation in Transnational Organized Crime. Only Two Comments Posted to DWC ICD-10 Forum. Painkiller Addiction Leads to "Lower Cost" Heroin Addiction. 3D Printed Human Implants Revolutionizing Surgeries. CDC Says 4% Acquire Infections in Hospitals and Medical Facilities. Comp Rates Continue to Climb. So. Cal Water District Faces Insurance Crisis with JPA.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Rejects Use of Figure 15-19 to Rate Cervical Impairment. Employer Loses Negligence and Bad Faith Case Against State Fund. Intoxication is No Defense to Claim Against Uninsured Employer. Truck Mechanic Faces Felonies For Fraudulent Claim. DWC Proposes Regulatory Move from ICD-9 to ICD-10. FDA Ignores Complaints About New Pain Drug. Bipartisan Agreement Raises Hopes to Avoid 24% Physician's Pay Cut. Public Service Insurance Exits California Comp Market.

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Contractors Lose Case Against Failed Construction Industry SIG Brokers. Feds Recover Record $4.3 Billion in 2013 Fraud Cases. Projected IMR Administrative Savings May Not Materialize. MIT Expert Says Comp Is "Anachronistic". Experts Predict the Dawn of the Age of Genomic Medicine. Researchers Develop New Blood Test for Sport Brain Injury. Top U.S. Scientific Misconduct Official Quits in Frustration. Sheryl Chalupa Appointed SCIF Chair.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reinstates Malpractice Claim Against Applicant Attorneys. WCAB Says SB 863 Allows Five Extra Days to Strike QME From Panel. Tenet Healthcare Investigated by FBI for Kickbacks. Woman Gets 11 Years For Second Comp Fraud Conviction. Cal Chamber Announces Job Killer Bills for 2014.CHSWC Annual Report Calls For Integrated Health Care and Medical-Legal Reform. Travelers Now Biggest National Workers' Compensation Carrier. Report Says California Losing Film Industry Dominance.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Declares QME Rule 35.3(e) is Invalid. WCAB (Not IMR) Must Decide Medical Necessity When UR Decision is "Invalid". Federal OSHA Preempts DA From Pursuit of Civil Penalties in Workplace Fatality. Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Owner Pleads Guilty to Massive Comp Fraud. Calderons Indicted On Bribery Charges Involving Workers Compensation Laws. Whilstleblowers Provide Details on Pacific Hospital Comp Fraud. S.B. 863 Reduces Ambulatory Surgery Center Charges by 28%. DWC Will End IMR "Reminder Letters" on April 1.