WorkCompAcademy News - April 23 2012

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Hearing in ServiceMaster Fraud Case Begins. Apple Valley Man Faces Fraud and Perjury Charges. DWC Posts Updated Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule. Spine Injection Little Help for Low Back Pain. Drug Trend Report Says Waste Adds $2.1 Billion to Pharmacy Costs. Study Finds High Rates of Off Label Prescribing. Hospitals See Decline in Care-Related Infections. SCIF Report Shows $1 Billion in Premiums and Declares $50 Million Dividend. WCIRB Says Comp Premiums Up $1 Billion.