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A Day at the Beach – Just how much of a GP’s time involves Workers’ Compensation?
In a comment about Tilting at Windmills, Richard Gilley made the following statement: “The total Tasmanian workers compensation medical benefit spend for 2014/15 was $43 million. HIC payments to Tasmanian GPs (NRAs) in 2014/15 were $130 million i.e. not counting … Continue reading
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Tilting at Windmills?
In response to my recent article commenting on the ComminInsure scandal there was a feisty response from Richard Gilley on LinkedIn – in the Group Workers Compensation Australia. The thrust of his comment was to point out the conflict between a … Continue reading
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The Power of Social Media
I only ‘met’ Mark Stipic “The WorkCover Guy” quite recently and I am still to meet him close up in the real world. We were apparently both present at the December 2015 ISCRR Forum in Melbourne, but I didn’t know … Continue reading
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Another Elephant? – Lessons from the Comminsure Scandal
The ‘Comminisure’ Scandal broke this week putting a media focus on the role of doctors within organisations and the potential for commercial interests to over ride the usual ethics of the medical profession. For those who didn’t watch 4 Corners … Continue reading
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WRP Standards at Risk from Red-Tape Reduction
The Tasmanian Government has embarked on a ‘Red-Tape Reduction’ Review in relation to the state-based Workers Compensation System. The review process is overseen by the WorkSafe Tasmania and the WorkCover Board. Following a consultation process with the stakeholders the … Continue reading
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Towards Simplicity – Complex Case Management by Doctors
Information about how doctors can improve outcomes in compensation systems using a complex case management model Continue reading
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Tagged AMA, compensation systems, Dr Peter Sharman, health outcomes, IME, WorkCover Tasmania
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Information for IME Assessors and Expert Witnesses
Readers of this blog might be interested to read the following article on my practice website about new Tasmanian requirements for IME assessment and giving expert evidence in court. See link below: Article
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The Insult of Complexity
At the recent ISCRR Research Forum held in Melbourne, Dr Jason Thompson gave an informative presentation that resonated with my experience as an occupational physician providing care for people within compensation systems. Dr Thompson explained how complexity increases almost exponentially with the … Continue reading
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What to expect in 2016
Over the coming 12 months, I hope to continue publishing material on ‘Insult & Injury’ relevant to the improvement in design of our workers compensation systems. It is an exciting time in this field with increasing recognition of modifiable factors … Continue reading
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ISCRR Research Forum – Does Injury Compensation Cause Harm?
The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) is conducting a forum in early December in Melbourne to discuss this important subject. See my earlier post on this subject – “Are Our Compensation Systems an Occupational Hazard” https://insultandinjury.org/2015/01/22/are-our-compensation-systems-an-occupational-hazard/ Here … Continue reading
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