Exam 9: Medical Utilization Issues in Workers Compensation

What types of sanctions can be brought against employers or insurance carriers for wrongfully denying benefits?

What are some of the proposals to streamline the workers' compensation process?

Many prospective employees are now routinely asked to provide their height and weight in addition to other medical information.

Based on what you have read in this chapter, which of the proposals to change the workers' compensation system make the most sense to you?

The review of medical procedures to ensure that they are effective both for medical purposes and for overall cost reduction: ____________.

The review of medical procedures to ensure that they are effective both for medical purposes and for overall cost reduction.

What limitation did the judge place on the utilization review requests?

Should employers be forced to institute policies such as mandatory child day care or emotional counseling, instead of allowing individual employers to decide if they should implement such programs?

Testing and evaluation of an applicant's physical abilities to ensure that he or she can perform the work duties assigned to reduce potential workers' compensation claims.

Explain medical utilization initiatives, and how they relate to effective use of current medical treatments and tracking medical costs.