California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Proposed Revisions to WCIS Implementation Guide for First and Subsequent Reports of Injury By Lonce Lamonte and the California Department of Industrial Relations' Newsline - October 15, 2018 The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) has posted a revised version of the Workers’ Compensation Information System (WCIS) California Electronic Data Interchange Implementation Guide for First and Subsequent Reports of Injury (FROI/SROI) on its rulemaking forum. Members of the public are encouraged to review the proposed regulatory revisions in the guide, and submit written comments. The comment period is open until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30. California's WCIS uses electronic data interchange to collect comprehensive information from claims administrators to help the Department of Industrial Relations oversee the state's workers' compensation system. This information helps facilitate evaluation of the system and measure adequacy of benefits for injured workers and their dependents, and provides statistical data for research.  Read More

Workers’ Comp Study Reveals Top Ways to Close Claims Performance Gap: Claims Journal  August 6, 2018 A five-year analysis of more than 1,700 claims executives benchmarking data by Rising Medical Solutions identifies the top three practices claims organizations should adopt to join their more successful peers, or risk falling further behind. Just 24 percent of claims organizations are high performers, according to the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study. A new white paper released by the study group – “How to Close the Claims Performance Gap: Top 3 Findings in 5 Years of the Workers’ Compensation Benchmarking Study” – asks, what do the other 76 percent need to do to catch up?

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California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts 2017 Audit Unit Annual Report and the Ranking Report By Lonce Lamonte and the Department of Industrial Relations' Newsline - October 15, 2018 The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted the 2017 DWC Audit Unit annual rep... Read More

Sam Solakyan, Owner of Vital Imaging, Released From Federal Prison On 1.5 Million Dollars Bond By Lonce Lamonte - October 11, 2018 Sam Sarkis Solakyan, the owner of Vital Imaging, who also ran businesses under Global Holdings, Empire... Read More

Judge Has Questions for Prosecution in Sim Hoffman, M.D. Case in Orange County. Still No Ruling on Defense’s 995 Motion. By Lonce Lamonte - October 7, 2018 Just when it seemed the Sim Hoffman, M.D. workers’ compensation billing fraud case in Orange County ... Read More

Growing Up In A Career Of Claims And Workers’ Compensation By Eddie Avilez - May 25, 2018 I’m anxious.  My palms are sweaty.  It took three tries but finally the Windsor knot is ready.  M... Read More

Sheri Lawrence Joins Sempra Energy As Employee Care Services Manager After 29 Years Of Workers' Compensation Claims Experience By Lonce Lamonte - August 21, 2018 Sheri Lawrence began on July 23rd 2018 as the Employee Care Services Manager at Sempra Energy, Southern Ca... Read More