Case Study: Workers Compensation for Severe Ankle and Foot Injuries
Welcome to the 7th installment of my summer long series on Georgia Workers’ comp case studies. In the following case study, I discuss a recent workers compensation case involving a severe ankle and...
View ArticleThe Nurse Case Manager – Who is She and Does She Belong on Your Case
One of the lesser known players used by Georgia workers’ comp insurers is the nurse case manager. In the past, insurers could assign nurse case managers to every claim. Now, claimants and their...
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Company Doctor Uses X-Rays Instead of MRI and Misses Herniated Disc
Often, when a worker injures his back on the job, the human resources manager will take down a claim and refer the worker to an industrial clinic for evaluation and treatment. All too often, the...
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What to do About Substandard Medical Care in Your Workers’ Compensation Case
If you have never been involved in the Georgia workers’ compensation system before, you may be shocked and disappointed to learn that some of the physicians you meet seem to have an agenda other than...
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Can my Spouse Get Paid by the Insurance Company for Helping Me Recover at...
Many of my clients are surprised to learn that their husband, wife or significant other can ask for payment for “attendant care” of an injured worker at home. Why? Often my seriously injured clients...
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Am I Entitled to More than One Independent Medical Exam if I have Multiple...
Under Georgia’s workers’ compensation law, your employer gets to direct where you get medical care if your employer provides you with a valid “posted panel of physicians.” Not surprisingly, posted...
View ArticleBe on Alert for “Red Flag” Symptoms in Back Injury Cases
A significant number of work injuries in Georgia involve back injuries. Unfortunately if you are being treated by a “posted panel” doctor, your treatment may be delayed or not taken seriously. In...
View ArticleHow do Workers’ Compensation Adjusters Pressure Authorized Doctors?
Have you ever wondered how an insurance adjuster can influence your authorized workers’ compensation doctor? If you work in an industry where employees often get hurt, or where work injuries are...
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Body Parts and Insurance Companies
I recently had a long and somewhat heated conversation with an insurance adjuster about body parts. Specifically, I wanted the adjuster to authorize medical treatment for my client’s neck and back ,...
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Numbness or Tingling in Your Arms or Legs? You May have a Neurological Injury
If there is a neurological component to your neck or back injury, time becomes your worst enemy, says neurosurgeon Thomas Morrison of Peachtree Neurosurgery, P.C. in an article published on the...
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Bogus Independent Medical Exam Requested by Insurance Company Puts Benefits...
I received this question from one of my blog readers. The situation this person describes is, unfortunately, quite common: I was injured at work over 7 months ago. I went to iworks and then went to...
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2013 Changes to Georgia’s Workers’ Comp. Laws
Every year the Georgia legislature considers a variety of proposed laws which may impact workers’ compensation. This year, several bills passed the Georgia House and Senate and were signed by Governor...
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What is a Malingerer?
Certain terms that can be found in medical reports carry significant meaning. If you see the term “malingerer” applied to you, this could be a significant problem for your workers’ compensation claim....
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How Insurance Companies Try to Cut You Off
You might think that if your employer is paying weekly benefits and has paid for medical care, you are not likely to have any significant disputes in your work injury case. As the case I am about to...
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Why Your First Doctor’s Appointment Following Your Accident is so Important
Most of us have seen police dramas on TV where the arresting officer tells the suspect that “anything you say can and will be used against you.” In your Georgia workers’ compensation claim not only do...
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Seriously Injured Workers Likely to be Fired
Many of the folks I speak with about work injury claims are, quite reasonably, concerned about their jobs. Steady, well-paying jobs are hard to find and reporting an on-the-job injury could have...
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“Independent” Medical Exams Scheduled by the Insurance Company are Rarely...
A very common tactic used by workers’compensation insurance companies to cut off your benefits involves the use of something called an “independent medical exam” or IME. As you might guess, in my...
View ArticleHow to Combat Insurance Company Delay Tactics and Refusal to Authorize...
What can you do if your treating doctor wants to refer you to a specialist, or tries to order an MRI or CT scan, but the workers’ compensation insurance company refuses to authorize this needed...
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Numbness or Tingling in Your Arms or Legs? You May have a Neurological Injury
If there is a neurological component to your neck or back injury, time becomes your worst enemy, says neurosurgeon Thomas Morrison of Peachtree Neurosurgery, P.C. in an article published on the...
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Bogus Independent Medical Exam Requested by Insurance Company Puts Benefits...
I received this question from one of my blog readers. The situation this person describes is, unfortunately, quite common: I was injured at work over 7 months ago. I went to iworks and then went to...
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