WorkCompAcademy News - September 3 2012

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. No 15% PD Decrease Allowed For Offer of Regular Work to Employee Who Lost No Time. Court of Appeal Limits "Special Mission" Exception to Going and Coming Rule. NFL Comp Claims May Force Changes to Football Rules. CDI Annual Report Shows 1,264 Comp Fraud Prosecutions. Many Physicians Unaware of Advantages of Nerve Transfer Surgery. British Medical Journal Debates Effectiveness of Manipulation for Spinal Neck Pain. Study:Surgeons Order Excessive Off Guideline MRIs. WCIRB Refutes Comp Reform Cost Savings Claim.