David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Decision Allows Use of AMA Guides 6th Edition to Support Lower WPI. Insurance Fraud Survey Predicts More to Come. Anaheim Physician and Accomplice Get Jail Time for Fraud. Wife Arrested for Cashing Comp Benefits After Injured Husband Dies. Legislature Passes Limits on Professional Athlete Claims. 13 States Now Follow California Physician Dispensed Prescription Reforms. Study Says Steroid Injections Offer Only Short Term Relief for CTS. UCLA Study Says "Futile Treatment" Common in ICUs. Hospitalizations for Valley Fever Increase In California. DWC Schedules QME Process Webinar for September 19, 2013.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. San Jose Doctor Arrested for Controlled Substances Trafficking. Redding Pain Doctor Arrested. Five Thousand Dollar Surgery Costs Quarter Million - In Monterey Park! Lawmakers Back Off Of Medical Board Overhaul. DWC Issues Warning About Interpreter Rules. Juliann Sum New Acting Chief of Cal/OSHA. DWC Lien Fee Collection System Earns Technology Award. JPIA Warns City About Interference With Work Comp Claims.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reverses 100% Fibromyalgia Award and Fixed 4.6% COLA. NFL Player Dementia Civil Claims Near Settlement. New Health Care Fraud Alliance Formed. Medical Billing Company Resolves Fraudulent Comp Claims for $3.4 Million. Skid Row Capper Sentenced to Federal Prison. West Hollywood Doctor Convicted of Drug Trafficking. DWC Proposes Changes to Predesignation and PTP Reporting Duties Regs. DWC Posts Changes to Electronic Document Filing and Lien Filing Fee Rules. CDI Sets Public Hearing on WCIRB Regulatory Filing. Study Says National TTD Duration Decreasing With Unemployment Rate.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another "Politically Incorrect" Comp Claim. Claimant with Attendant Care Sentenced in Fraud Case. Copy of Prescriptions No Longer Required With Pharmacy Bills. DWC Posts Fourth Modification to SJDB Regulations.DWC Schedules Public Hearing on MPN Regulations. DWC Posts New Changes to MTUS. Study Says Patients Confused About Post Hospitalization Care. CVS Pharmacy Refuses Opioid Prescriptions From 36 Suspect Doctors. OxyContin Drugmaker Has Database of Rogue Doctors. California High On National List of Comp Cost Increases - Again!

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments in Valdez Case. L.A. Deemed Nation's Hot Spot for Health Care Fraud. Final SB 863 Interpreter Regulations Now in Effect. OSIP Launches E-filing Portal for Self-Insured Public Agencies. Comp Industry Mulls Over Change to ICD-10. Study Says Fearful Doctors Order More Tests. Feds Advance Pay for Performance Fee Schedule. AIG Ends Stand-Alone Excess Comp Insurance.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Sexual Misconduct Charges. Court of Appeal Affirms Employer Fraud Conviction. DWC Posts Additional Modifications to OMFS. Legislators Propose Fed Work Comp Benefits Reduction. CWCI Says Industrial Obesity Claims On the Way. Fibromyalgia Study Finds SFPN - Nerve Fiber Damage. Scientists Investigate Cause of Arthritis Pain. WCIRB Recommends 3.4% Increase In Pure Premium Rates. California Workers Comp Bonds Get AA Rating.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimants File Federal Suit to Invalidate SB 863 Activation Fee. Court Finds "Probability" that El Centro Regional Medical Center Adversely Risks Patient Care. Occupy Movement Plans August 13 WCAB Protest Over Cop's Psyche Claim. San Gabriel DME Supplier Gets 2 Years in Prison. Nine States Adopt Significant Comp Law in 2013. "Big and Famous" Hospitals Fall Short in Quality. Study Says Non-Guideline Back Pain Treatment Increasing. DWC Now Accepting Applications for October 19 QME Exam. EMPLOYERS® Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. LAPD Reserve Officer Not An Employee for FEHA Claims. WCAB Reverses Lakers Player Almaraz/Guzman Based Award. Navy Employee Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Fraud. Orange County Physician Gets 3.5 Year Prison Sentence. Drugmaker Settles Illegal Kickback Case for $15 Million. Feds Cut Back on Health-Care Fraud Investigations. New FDA Law Fast Tracks Breakthrough Drugs. DWC Posts Proposed Changes to WCIS Medical Data Format. Cal/OSHA Enforcing Heat Illness Prevention Regulations. Anthem Blue Cross Opts Out of Covered California Exchange.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Total Disability Award Reversed by Court of Appeal. WCAB Reverses Firefighter's "Ogilvie" Based Award. DWC 2013 Claim Audits Finds 4690 Violations and $1.2 Million in Penalties. WCAB Extends Deadline for Comments on Proposed Rules Until August 9th. DWC Posts RAND Working Papers on Proposed RVRVS Fee Schedule. New Study Shows Cell Therapy Benefits for Disc Pain. Study Says Post-Operative Checkups by Telephone is Safe and Saves Time and Money. Researchers Question Surgical Treatment for Spine Compression Injury. IRS To Review State Funds Tax Exempt Status. Pricing Survey Shows Workers' Comp Increasing.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Injury Reported Contemporaneously With Termination Barred by LC 3600(a)(10). Former NFL Player Consolidated Action Ordered to Mediation. Bus Driver Caught Lying About Industrial Injury. Gardena DME Supplier Gets Five Years for Fraud. IMR Decisions Posted on DWC Website. Professional Athlete Bill Clears Senate Committee. WCAB Posts Notice of Additional Modifications to Rules of Practice and Procedure. FDA Approves New Drug for Opiod Addiction. Second Carrier Exits California Health Care Market. WCIRB Proceeds With STAR Rollout and Online Access.