Saturday, December 27, 2014

Utilizaton Review (UR) and Independent Medical Review (IMR)

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Of these two programs the more perfidious one is Independent Medical Review (IMR) into which the legislature carelessly linked secrecy and...
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Monday, December 22, 2014

Is SB 863 an Example of Legislative Malpractice?

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In our previous op-ed we discussed malpractice by Utilization Review doctors, namely, which ones were eligible for discipline from the Med...
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Saturday, December 13, 2014

MALPRACTICE BY UTILIZATION REVIEW?

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MALPRACTICE CASE STORY IN PROGRESS Here's the story we're working on right now: a Utilization Review physician with a California ...
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

PROPOSITION 45 MAY RIDE AGAIN (Regulating Insurance Companies That Sell Healthcare Policies)

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Like a reliable bucking bronco used to rodeo participation, Proposition 45 may be down, not out, and capable of rising again if supportive...
Monday, December 1, 2014

IS UTILIZATION REVIEW IN THE CARDS FOR 2015?

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Utilization Review (UR) is the process in Workers Comp whereby outside physicians decide whether or not to authorize care prescribed by a P...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Will Proposition 46 suffer from an over-the-top advertising debacle?

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A recent advertisement for Proposition 46 depicts a purported doctor in white coat adorned with casually strewn stethoscope over his shoul...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

PROPOSITION 45 HEATS UP

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Enter now Paul Y. Song, MD, into the Proposition 45 debate. Actually, he's been there all along, has already appeared in my edits, tes...