We believe with a high degree of certainty that almost every workers’ compensation claims administrator has encountered a situation where a medical provider refused to release information unless the adjuster first produced a HIPAA release signed by the applicant. HIPAA is an acronym for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and is codified …
Home Health Care Attendant: A Sixty-Second Seminar in Workers’ Compensation Claims Handling
When dealing with a catastrophic injury it is not unusual for a claims administrator to hire a home health care attendant to look after the injured worker. Some severely injured workers require constant care and cannot be left alone. For the most part, claims administrators have no objection to engaging a medical management company to …
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