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Tragic outcomes of mismanaged pain medication
I found the comments by David DePaolo on an injured worker’s recent fentanyl overdose very interesting and thought provoking. A Pennsylvania court found the overdose compensable. I recently recovered...
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I want to go to my family doctor, but my employer tells me I can’t.
Your family physician may be the best person to treat you for a work related injury. Generally in Nebraska, if you’re injured at work, you have a right to go to your family doctor so long as that...
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The Ugly Truth About Company Nurses
Your doctor can provide better treatment than the company nurse. Employers and insurance carriers can lower their workers’ compensation costs by the thousands by taking control of an injured workers’...
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Is It Time To See A Doctor?
In pain? Don't put off seeing your doctor. Today’s guest post comes to us from our colleague Matt Funk of New York. Putting off seeing medical care is commonplace for chronic medical conditions. Under...
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Returning to Work Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Communicate with your doctor and follow a few guidelines to stay safe when you return to work. In virtually all workers’ compensation cases an injured worker has to return to work in some capacity....
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What if an Independent Medical Examination Doctor Doesn’t Agree with My Doctor?
As I have written previously, in Nebraska, you have the right to choose your family doctor to treat you for your work injury. For purposes of the workers’ compensation court, that person becomes your...
View ArticleIn Nebraska, Who Chooses My Surgeon?
If you are involved in a workers’ compensation situation, it is essential to know your rights, as they vary from state to state. Attorneys at Rehm, Bennett & Moore are licensed in both Nebraska and...
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Medical Bills After an On-The-Job Injury – Do I Have to Pay Them?
Today we have a guest post from Kit Case, our friend at the Causey Law Firm of Seattle, WA, which was founded by my good friend and fierce worker advocate Jay Causey. Workers compensation claims can...
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Medical Bills After an On-The-Job Injury – Do I Have to Pay Them? (PART 2)
A few weeks ago we shared a guest post from Kit Case of the Causey Law Firm in Seattle on medical bills. Today we present part two in this series. In our last post about dealing with medical bills...
View ArticleIf I am Hurt on the Job, What Should I Tell My Doctor?
One of the most important parts of any case is the history of your injury that you provide to your doctor when you first see him or her. If you were hurt during a specific incident, make sure to tell...
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Are Big Business and Big Insurance Making Nebraska Doctors Scapegoats?
Posted in Doctordoctors and medicalworkers compensation New legislation has been proposed to reduce the quality of medical care for workers under the guise of reducing costs Evidence-based medicine and...
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What Medical Expenses Are Covered In A Workers’ Compensation Case?
Posted in DoctorIowaNebraska In Nebraska and Iowa, as is the general rule, an employer is liable for all reasonable medical services incurred as a result of a work injury. This is interpreted fairly...
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Take Someone to the Doctor with You
Posted in Doctor Having a work injury is incredibly stressful. Sometimes when a worker is under stress, they won’t understand what a treating doctor is telling them, which leads to frustration and...
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Are Medical Doctors Willing Puppets for Cross-examination?
Posted in DoctorDoctor Choicedoctors and medicalIt used to be that the most to fear from an examination scheduled by an insurance company would be an unfair or incomplete assessment of the work injury....
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