WorkCompAcademy News - October 17, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Class Action Allowed for High Cost of Medical Record Copies. Predictive Analytics May Compromise Personal Privacy. Owner of L.A. DME Company Sentenced to Five Years. Former Prosecutor Profiles the Criminal Physician. CDI Awards $34.9 Million to Fight Workers’ Compensation Fraud. Study Says Comp Costs Increase as Benefits Decline. Oregon Study Ranks California as Most Costly Comp in Nation. Study Reviews Heart Attack AOE-COE Triggers. How Hospitals Make You Sick.