The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation announced that Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Jeff Nelson approved a spinal cord stimulator plan-based audit.
The audit will evaluate the appropriateness of a doctor’s decision…
Olivia Keefer
Oregon’s SAIF Corp. announced the promotion of Olivia Keefer to chief actuarial officer.
Keefer previously served as actuarial director for the workers’ compensation carrier.
In her new role, she manages…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that a surgeon who accepted more than $315,000 in bribes and kickbacks for performing spinal surgeries at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach was sentenced to…
The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission is seeking comments on potential revisions to its medical fee schedule as it begins the process of reviewing and drafting proposed updates.
The commission is working…
The Delaware Superior Court upheld a decision of the Industrial Accident Board to reject a proposed settlement of a worker’s claim that accounted for a shoulder injury but not her alleged neck…
A federal appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment to a stevedoring company on a longshoreman’s claim of Jones Act negligence.
Case: Johnson v. Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Co. Inc.,…