Issues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system
Introduction. Workers' compensation in Pennsylvania : overview and recent history. Investigating Workers' compensation policy in Pennsylvania -- Benefits, employer costs, and compensation. Benefits and employer costs. Compensation and return to work -- Safety. Summary background on workpla...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Santa Monica, Calif. u.a.
Rand
2008
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| Schriftenreihe: | Occasional paper / Rand
OP-216-PA |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction. Workers' compensation in Pennsylvania : overview and recent history. Investigating Workers' compensation policy in Pennsylvania -- Benefits, employer costs, and compensation. Benefits and employer costs. Compensation and return to work -- Safety. Summary background on workplace safety regulation and policies. Workplace safety performance in Pennsylvania. Safety compliance and response to policy initiatives -- Medical care. Performance on cost and outcomes. Worker satisfaction, access to care, and physical outcomes. Policies in Workers' compensation medical care. Networks and panel access. Fee schedule. Utilization review and disputes over medical billing -- Dispute resolution. Performance of dispute resolution system in Pennsylvania. Policies in workers' compensation adjudication in Pennsylvania. Serial hearings -- Compromise & release. Mandatory mediation. Medical depositions vs. reports -- Discussion. Conclusions and recommendations |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 60 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780833044082 978-0-8330-4408-2 |