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WorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - April 27, 2015Kyle R. Uebelhardt, Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Judge Approves NFL Class-Action Settlement. Michael Drobot Implicates Colleagues in RICO Case. Former Comp Toxicologist Faces Fraud Charges. Bay Area Psychologist Convicted of Comp Fraud. Superintendent Alleges Board Member Filed Fraudulent Comp Claim. Destie Overpeck Appointed DWC Director. DIR Reports 2013 Fatal Occupational Injuries. Amended MTUS Regulations Now Final. Weekend Hospitalizations Increase Risk of Preventable Illnesses. WCIRB Report Shows Improving Conditions for California Carriers.2015-05-0123 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - July 14, 2014Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Rejects Jurisdiction Over Hospital Lien Claim.Civil Lawsuits Claim Comp Doctors Used Fake Spine Surgery Hardware.Inspector General Warns About Electronic Health Records Potential for Fraud.Former Visalia Physician Pleads Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Drug Case. Major Drugmakers Lack Interest in New Antibiotic Development.New Study Says Steroid Injections Ineffective for Back Pain.California Has Mixed Scorecard in WCRI Medical Price Index Report.Veterans Administration Botches 60% Of Its Own Work Comp Claims.2014-07-1521 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - March 17, 2014Kyle 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.2014-03-2122 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - January 13, 2014Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Citation to Treatment Guideline Required to Award Home Health Care. San Diego Company Settles Kickback Charges for $40 Million. Santa Barbara Doctor Known as "Candy Man" Pleads Guilty. Proposed Medicare Regs Crack Down on Over Prescribers. CWCI Study Says UR/IMR Process Working as Intended. RAND Study Says Workplace Wellness Programs Ineffective. Liberty Mutual Sells Comp Business to AFG.2014-01-1614 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - October 28, 2013Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Stakeholders Pick Sides In S.B. 863 Constitutional Litigation. U.C. Davis Cop Settles Controversial Comp Case for $38K. CDI Awards $32 Million in Grants to Combat Comp. Aptos Builder and Employees Guilty of Comp Fraud. Correctional Officer Arraigned on Comp Fraud Charges. Implaintium CEO Convicted of Spinal Implant Overcharges. Insurance Commissioner Approves WCIRB Regulatory Filing. 49ers' Construction Site Deaths Trigger Cal/OSHA Investigations. One Million Fake Xanax Pills Seized.2013-11-0219 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - September 30, 2013Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Does Not Have Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Attorney Fee Distribution. Sexual Conviction Restricts L.A. Orthopedic AME/QME Medical License. LexisNexis Data Compromised by Identity Theft Hackers. Claimant Convicted of Comp Fraud for Owning San Francisco Bar. San Diego Woman Pleads Guilty to Aiding Psychologist in Fraud Scheme. Medical Identity Theft Increased by 19%. NICB Reports That Reports of Questionable Comp Claims Are Increasing. Fed Panels Agree on Drug Compounding Bill. FDA Issues Rules on Mobile Medical Apps. FSK Employment Law Conference Set for November 7th.2013-10-0318 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - September 9, 2013Kyle 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.2013-09-1412 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - August 26, 2013Kyle 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!2013-08-2919 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - August 19, 2013Kyle 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.2013-08-2215 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - July 29, 2013Kyle 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.2013-08-0116 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - July 15, 2013Kyle 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.2013-07-1715 min