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The annual Spring Forum on Workers' Comp will be held Thursday, May 20 at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando. The conference will provide insights into the latest developments in the workers' compensation laws and regulations in Florida. For more information on the conference, click here!
Come visit Total Medical Solutions at booth # 7. We look forward to the opportunity to share more about our services and our newest updates.
The 11th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania & New Jersey Chapters of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) will once again be held at the Tropicana Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey from June 2nd to 4th.
Total Medical Solutions will be there, please come and visit us!
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The 9th annual Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Conference will be held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center from June 7 to 8, 2010.
Experts in the field of workers' compensation, including representatives from the Bureau, the Office of Adjudication, the insurance industry, employers, claimant and defense counsel, labor and the health care industry come together to share their knowledge and experience with the workers' compensation system.
It's a conference you shouldn't miss. Total Medical Solutions will be there so come and visit us to get our newest services updates.
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The 19th Annual Claims Management & Leadership Conference will be held at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida. The conference continues to enjoy significant success for its development of claims and medical supervisors, managers and executives from carriers, third party administrators, self insured employers, municipal and government entities, and other industry professionals from Florida and across the nation.
Come visit us at our booth, we would love to share with you our latest news!
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By Zack Craft, ATS, ATP, CAPS, RRTS
Workplace accidents resulting in permanent disabilities are the most expensive workers' comp claims. Fortunately, only about 1.1 percent of workers' comp indemnity claims involve permanent disability.
However, these cases represent 11.4 percent of the costs of claims, according to a 2005 study by the National Council of Compensation Insurers titled "Demographic Factors to Consider: Calculating Lifetime Awards on Workers' Compensation Claims," by John Robertson and Dan Corro.)
The high medical cost of permanent disability claims comes as no surprise. Most insurance companies provide for a lifetime award to compensate injured workers for lost wages but continue to pay medical costs for the life of the claimant. The injuries are usually complex--defined as involving more than one body system and separate diagnoses, physicians and treatments for each system. Permanent disability claims usually require home healthcare services and products, including big-ticket items, like power chairs, home modifications and vehicle modifications.