WorkCompAcademy News - March 7, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Split Panel Decision Continues UR/IMR Erosion. FEHA Discrimination Claim Does Not Require Evidence of Animus. U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Liberty Mutual Over State Rights to Health Data. Relentless Pursuit - Nine Medical Fraud Settlements in Just 30 Days - Not Bad! Rehabilitation Therapists Pressured to Drag Out Treatment. Clinic Operators Convicted After Three Week Trial. Robotic Devices Improve and Simplify Complex Surgeries. Researchers Find Steep Rise in Benzodiazepine Fatal Overdoses. Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Announce Comp Rate Reductions. DWC Hearing Calendar Now Available Online.