Identifying Abusers of the Workers’ Compensation System

September 26, 2002
It’s often difficult to determine whether an employee claiming work-related injury problems is disabled from working and whether the problems actually stem from a work-related injury.  We’ll help you learn how to identify system abusers through surveillance evidence and medical examinations.  Dr. William Bookwalter, a board-certified neurosurgeon, will walk you through the “red flags.”  We’ll also discuss confidentiality and privacy concerns, along with  retention and dissemination of medical information based on the HIPAA regulations.

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