Heading home from California, where I had the honor of spending most of a day with the good folks at the California Workers’ Compensation Institute. Really fun (yes, fun!) to discuss research topics, methodologies, limitations, and uses with the real experts. CWCI has a robust research agenda heading into the winter, and we’ll see much of it published before their annual meeting.
Which is a “don’t miss”.
If you haven’t seen their latest work on drug testing in work comp, it is well worth a read. This is one of those complicated topics where a brief scan of the report isn’t enough to do it justice.
There’s been a lot of great research from NCCI and WCRI published recently as well. I’ll be able to work thru the backlog while enjoying a cross-country flight, and will report back on Monday.
In the interim, there’s been a bit of buzz about a big acquisition of late. I’d suggest that folks take a deep breath and relax. These things take a lot of time, there are lots of regulatory hurdles to navigate, and things are especially sensitive when a publicly-traded company is involved. If you are thinking something will happen before NWCDC in Vegas, you should re-think.
Finally, the just-announced Stevens decision affirmed the Constitutionality of California’s IMR process. This is BIG NEWS, as it removes a lot of uncertainty about utilization review and related matters. Read Stephanie Goldberg’s piece for the details.
Did you ask them if they are aware of the California Chiropractic Association’s allegations of upcoding, steering, delayed payment, and take backs by a major WC middleman?
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To Bob Jones – anonymous comments by individuals too cowardly to use their real names are not allowed.
If you want to engage in a discussion, I’m happy to do so. If you want to troll, go elsewhere.
To “bob jones” – looking forward to Vegas. It will be enlightening.