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WorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - August 25, 2014Robert C. Nichols is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rejects Worker's Fraudulent Concealment Case. NHL Concussion Suits Consolidated in Minnesota Federal Court. Granite Installer Faces 30 Years For Double Dipping. Med Management Company Owner Guilty of $3.2 Million Fraud. DWC Proposes Modifications to MTUS Regulations. DWC Sets Public Hearing on Outpatient and ASC Fee Schedule. Feds Reclassify Hydrocodone Combination Products to Schedule II Narcotic. 20% of Orthopedic Patients Doctor Shop for Opiates. Broker Creates Fake Insurance Company to Steal Comp Premiums. CHSWC Study Confirms Higher Comp Costs in Southern California Region.2014-08-3024 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - July 8, 2013Robert Nichols is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Video Surveillance Convicts Greenfield Woman. Illegally Uninsured Salinas Employer Convicted. DWC Obtains Extension of Emergency Regulations Until October 1. Lien Claimants Must Now Use Uniform Assigned Name. DWC Posts Third Notice of Modifications to SJDB Regulations. California Comp Surgical Costs Lower Than Group Health. SCIF Distributes $100 Million Dividend After Surge in Income. Carriers Report S.B. 866 Lien Provisions Are Reducing Costs.2013-07-1312 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - March 14, 2011Robert Nichols Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Discusses Effects of MPN Notice on Claimant Who Cannot Read or Write. UR or Spinal Surgery Process Required for Authorization Request by Any Physician. Kern County Increases Fraud Prosecutions. Tire Shop Owners, Contractor Sentenced in Monterey County WC Cases. SB Woman Booked for Alleged Insurance Fraud. SCIF Criminal Probe Ends With No Charges. Financial Conflicts Influence Medical Research. CWCI Study Shows 3 Percent of WC Physicians Prescribe More Than Half of all Opioids. U.S. Camber of Commerce Places California Business Climate in Lowest...2011-03-1518 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWork Comp Academy News - December 4, 2009Robert Nichols Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Spinal Surgery Second Opinion Process Clarified by WCAB. Multiple Amicus Briefs Filed in Ogilvie Appeal. Daly City Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty. CDI Terror Financing Probe Targets California Insurers. Harvard Study: Computers Don't Save Hospitals Money. Workers' Comp Managers Going Back-to-Basics to Manage Claims Costs. Some Comp Cost Increases Blamed on Medicare Rules. Court of Appeal Clarifies. Commencement of Cost of Living Adjustment for Life Pensions. CMS Network Lien Reps Face Sanctions for Frivolous Litigation. San Bernardino Bus Driver Convicted of Workers' Compensation Fraud.2009-12-0416 min