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PLATELET-RICH PLASMA(PRP) INJECTIONS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: KNEE INJURIES AND INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on January 19, 2021

New medical treatments become popular due to a celebrities and athletes having them done.  Kobe Bryant’s PRP knee treatment opened the eyes of many Injured Workers. As a result, many Injured Workers will make inquiry to their doctors concerning the treatment. Thus, Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections have become an issue with respect to industrial medical treatment. This article will discuss Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections for the knees.  It will discuss what the procedure is, what type of knee conditions that it may apply to, and the positions taken in the UR approval system concerning...

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Guide to the Workers Comp Mileage Reimbursement 2021

Posted on January 8, 2021

Injured Workers in California are entitled to medical reimbursements for mileage incurred in the course and scope of their medical treatment. Further, Injured Workers are entitled to mileage attending their deposition. Additionally, Injured Workers are entitled to mileage reimbursement for attending Qualified Medical Evaluations and Agreed Medical Evaluations. This article will discuss the 2021 Medical Mileage Reimbursement Rate. What is the Mileage Reimbursement Rate for 2021? The medical mileage rate for 2021 is now $.56 per mile What Does The Rate Change Mean?  The new rate means that, regardless...

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CALIFORNIA’S TOTAL TEMPORARY DISABLITY RATES FOR 2021: INJURED WORKERS, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION, AND DISABILITY PAYMENTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on January 8, 2021

The State of California Department of Industrial Relations announced the total temporary disability rates for 2021 (See DIR Release Number: 2020-95, November 2, 2020.) The current maximum rate is now $1,356.31, per week.  The current minimum rate is to be $203.44. Thus, total temporary disability payments that are due for dates of injury occurring on 1/1/21, and thereafter in 2021, are to be at these rates.  For prior injury dates, if the total temporary disability payments are made two years after the date of injury, then they are to be paid out at these new amounts as well. Generally, total...

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FINGERTIP INJURIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Posted on January 6, 2021

Upper Extremity Injuries are very common in an occupational setting.  Upper Extremity Injuries can include injuries to the fingertip.  Fingertip injuries can involve an amputation. In the general population, “[i]t is estimated that as many as 45,000 finger amputations are performed in the US per year with an incidence rate of 7.5/100,000 people.” Kawaiah A, Thakur M, Garg S, Kawasmi SH, Hassan A. Fingertip Injuries and Amputations: A Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2020;12(5):e8291. Published 2020 May 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.8291 This article will discuss Fingertip Injuries, causes of fingertip...

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