State of Jefferson Medical-Legal Journal

This quarterly Journal provides medical professionals in Southern Oregon and Northern California with important information concerning patients that have been injured or disabled. It is prepared as a public service by the attorneys and staff of Black, Chapman, Webber, & Stevens. For a subscription, or if you have specific questions or subjects you would like reviewed, please contact our office.

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Review Articles By Subject "Personal Injury" PIP Medical Benefits - Getting The Bill Paid VOL. 2: Questions & Answers Is Your Patient Entitled To PIP Income Loss Benefits? Tips On Testifying In Court Helping Your Patient Survive An Independent Medical Examination Book Review: Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries What To Expect When Your Patient's Attorney Asks For A Consultation Doctor's Role Critical In Closing Workers' Comp Cases "Voc Rehab" Under Workers' Comp Reporting Preexisting Conditions: A Model Guidelines For Reporting Worker's Impairments Court Applies "Major Cause" To Worker's Need For Treatment Doing Depositions In Workers' Comp Cases Workers' Aggravation Claims Must Follow Letter Of Law How Doctors' Opinions Prove Major Cause In Comp Cases What To Expect When Your Patient's Attorney Asks For A Consultation Your Chart Notes As Evidence: Helping Lawyers On Both Sides Sort Out The Medical Damages Billing Medicare And Medicaid For Patients With Injury Claims Low Speed Car Accidents May Cause Serious Injuries Issues Regarding Future Medical Expenses Cannot Be "Left Open" In Personal Injury Cases Testifying In Your Patient's Personal Injury Case: SOME CONSIDERATIONS How Lawyers Get Paid In Injury And Disability Cases How Doctors Are Paid For Treating Patients Injured In Auto Accidents Proving Medical Causation And Damages: How Personal Injury Differs From Workers' Comp How "Damages" Resulting From A Car Accident Differ From "Benefits" Received For A Work Injury Welcome Northern California Readers Discovery Depositions Of Medical Personnel In California Doctors' Testimony Key to Non-Economic Damage Awards Insurance Company Caught Using Bogus Medical Consultants' Reports To Deny Benefits How To Think Legally When Writing Your Medical Records Spinal Injuries In The Courts PIP: Your Last Bastion Of Unmanaged Care Knowing Your Audience When Presenting Medical Testimony First And Closing Medical Reports: Avoiding Misinterpretations Is Your Medical Opinion Admissible In Federal Court? Keys To Effective Trial Testimony Expert Testimony In A Personal Injury Case: What To Expect Dr. Goodwin And Dr. Bennett Offer Added Insights About Fibromyalgia, Trauma And Disabling Pain Fibromyalgia: Is It Caused By Injury Trauma? Can It Be Disabling? Recognizing And Reporting Sexual Abuse Of Children PIP Insurer Pays Meds Plus $200K For Failure To Pre-Authorize Surgery Insurance Companies Use"Colossus" To Assess Medical Records And Settle Claims Personal Injury Protection; Getting Your Auto Injury Patients' Bills Paid: A Review And Update Is Your Patient Entitled To PIP Income Loss Benefits? Famers Hit With $9.5 Million Jury Verdict For Failing To Pay Full Medical Reimbursements "Workers Compensation" What Oregon Law Requires In Doctor's Notes to Support Comp Claims A Good History And Analysis Are Key To Work-Related Claims VOL. 2: Questions & Answers New Law Defines "Preexisting Conditions" VOL. 3: Questions & Answers What Options Do You Have If Patient's Claim Is Denied? Proving Major Cause of Preexisting Conditions Doctor's Role Critical In Closing Workers' Comp Cases "Voc Rehab" Under Workers' Comp Reporting Preexisting Conditions: A Model Guidelines For Reporting Worker's Impairments Court Applies "Major Cause" To Worker's Need For Treatment Doing Depositions In Workers' Comp Cases Workers' Aggravation Claims Must Follow Letter Of Law How Doctors' Opinions Prove Major Cause In Comp Cases What To Expect When Your Patient's Attorney Asks For A Consultation What Can Be Done To Keep Workers From Falling Through The Cracks Your Chart Notes As Evidence: Helping Lawyers On Both Sides Sort Out The Medical Damages Is An Aging Back A "Preexisting Condition" Which Should Preclude Comp Benefits? The Role Of Attending Physician In A Workers' Compensation Case Issues Regarding Future Medical Expenses Cannot Be "Left Open" In Personal Injury Cases How Lawyers Get Paid In Injury And Disability Cases What If I Disagree With An MCO Over My Treatment Of An Injured Worker? A Review Of Terms And Issues Used In Workers' Compensation Claims How Doctors Are Paid For Treating Workers' Comp Claimants Proving Medical Causation And Damages: How Personal Injury Differs From Workers' Comp The Anatomy Of A Workers' Compensation Claim What Judges Look For In Medical Opinions In Comp Cases Do You Really Agree with that "Independent Medical Exam?" Lawsuits Against Physicians: A Primer Getting Approval For Elective Surgery On Injured Workers Oregon Supreme Court Allows Injured Workers To File Civil Actions Against Their Employers “Preexisting Condition” Redefined In New Workers’ Comp Law An Anatomy Of A Work Related Injury Revisiting "Preexisting Conditions," "Major Cause" And Other Terms Used In Workers' Comp Cases Editor's Note: Worker's Comp: The Gnarly World Of Preexisting Conditions And The Hurdles Of Elective Surgery Getting Surgery Approved For Injured Workers: The Rules Governing Elective Surgery And A Notification Letter "Social Security" Is Your Patient "Disabled" Under Social Security Law? Your Opinion Is Key To Social Security Disability People With Addiction & Alcohol-Related Disabilities Lose Benefits Social Security Sets Standards of Medical Proof For Pain When Is A Disability "Equal To" The Social Security Listings? "Residual Functional Capacity" Under Social Security Law Social Security Regs List Disabling Spinal Conditions Is Your Patient Disabled By A Mental Disorder? Is Your Patient With Aching Joints Disabled Under The Social Security Listings? How Lawyers Get Paid In Injury And Disability Cases How Are Fibromyalgia And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Proved Disabling In Social Security Cases? When Is Obesity A Disability? Social Security Ruling Sets Standards For Finding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Disabling How "Damages" Resulting From A Car Accident Differ From "Benefits" Received For A Work Injury Social Security Administration Deletes Obesity Listing Is The Combined Effect Of Your Patient's Multiple Conditions Disabling? Soft Tissue Injuries to Extremeties Calling for Multiple Surgeries may be Disabling Is Your Diabetic Patient Disabled? Disability Not Correlated To Severity Of Liver Disease In Hepatitis C Patients Medical Basis And Credibility In Disabling Symptom Claims: Drug Side-Effects May Also Be Disabling Spinal Conditions Added To Social Security Listings Is Your Patient Disabled Due To Major Joint Dysfunction? When Is Impairment "Equal To" A Social Security Listing? Is Your Patient Disabled Under Social Security Law? Social Security Disability Basics & Tips On PIP

Chronological Index SUMMER 1996, V0L. 1 Is Your Patient "Disabled" Under Social Security Law? Understanding ADA Disability Rules What Oregon Law Requires In Doctor's Notes to Support Comp Claims PIP Medical Benefits - Getting The Bill Paid (see update spring - summer 2004) FALL 1996, V0L. 2 A Good History And Analysis Are Key To Work-Related Claims Questions & Answers Is Your Patient Entitled To PIP Income Loss Benefits? Your Opinion Is Key To Social Security Disability Tips On Testifying In Court WINTER 1996, V0L. 3             Return To Top Of Page New Law Defines "Preexisting Conditions" Questions & Answers What Options Do You Have If Patient's Claim Is Denied? People With Addiction & Alcohol-Related Disabilities Lose Benefits SPRING 1997, V0L. 4             Return To Top Of Page Helping Your Patient Survive An Independent Medical Examination Proving Major Cause of Preexisting Conditions Social Security Sets Standards of Medical Proof For Pain Doctor's Role Critical In Closing Workers' Comp Cases SUMMER 1997, V0L. 5             Return To Top Of Page "Voc Rehab" Under Workers' Comp Reporting Preexisting Conditions: A Model Guidelines For Reporting Worker's Impairments Book Review: Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries FALL 1997, V0L. 6             Return To Top Of Page When Is A Disability "Equal To" The Social Security Listings? Interviewing Incidents: New Injury Or Exacerbation? Court Applies "Major Cause" To Worker's Need For Treatment Doing Depositions In Workers' Comp Cases WINTER 1997, V0L. 7             Return To Top Of Page Referred Pain May Not Depend On Degree Of Disc Disruption "Residual Functional Capacity" Under Social Security Law Workers' Aggravation Claims Must Follow Letter Of Law How Doctors' Opinions Prove Major Cause In Comp Cases SPRING 1998, V0L. 8             Return To Top Of Page Social Security Regs List Disabling Spinal Conditions What To Expect When Your Patient's Attorney Asks For A Consultation What Can Be Done To Keep Workers From Falling Through The Cracks Your Chart Notes As Evidence: Helping Lawyers On Both Sides Sort Out The Medical Damages SUMMER 1998, V0L. 9             Return To Top Of Page Billing Medicare And Medicaid For Patients With Injury Claims Is An Aging Back A "Preexisting Condition" Which Should Preclude Comp Benefits? Is Your Patient Disabled By A Mental Disorder? FALL 1998, V0L. 10             Return To Top Of Page The Role Of Attending Physician In A Workers' Compensation Case Low Speed Car Accidents May Cause Serious Injuries Is Your Patient With Aching Joints Disabled Under The Social Security Listings? Issues Regarding Future Medical Expenses Cannot Be "Left Open" In Personal Injury Cases WINTER 1998, V0L. 11             Return To Top Of Page Testifying In Your Patient's Personal Injury Case: SOME CONSIDERATIONS How Lawyers Get Paid In Injury And Disability Cases How Are Fibromyalgia And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Proved Disabling In Social Security Cases? What If I Disagree With An MCO Over My Treatment Of An Injured Worker? SPRING 1999, V0L. 12             Return To Top Of Page A Review Of Terms And Issues Used In Workers' Compensation Claims When Is Obesity A Disability? How Doctors Are Paid For Treating Workers' Comp Claimants How Doctors Are Paid For Treating Patients Injured In Auto Accidents SUMMER-FALL 1999, V0L. 13             Return To Top Of Page Social Security Ruling Sets Standards For Finding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Disabling Proving Medical Causation And Damages: How Personal Injury Differs From Workers' Comp The Anatomy Of A Workers' Compensation Claim How "Damages" Resulting From A Car Accident Differ From "Benefits" Received For A Work Injury WINTER 1999, V0L. 14             Return To Top Of Page Welcome Northern California Readers Discovery Depositions Of Medical Personnel In California Social Security Administration Deletes Obesity Listing Is The Combined Effect Of Your Patient's Multiple Conditions Disabling? What Judges Look For In Medical Opinions In Comp Cases SPRING 2000, V0L. 15             Return To Top Of Page Doctors' Testimony Key to Non-Economic Damage Awards Soft Tissue Injuries to Extremeties Calling for Multiple Surgeries may be Disabling Do You Really Agree with that "Independent Medical Exam"? SUMMER-FALL 2000, V0L. 16             Return To Top Of Page Insurance Company Caught Using Bogus Medical Consultants' Reports To Deny Benefits How To Think Legally When Writing Your Medical Records Is Your Diabetic Patient Disabled? WINTER 2000, V0L. 17             Return To Top Of Page Disability Not Correlated To Severity Of Liver Disease In Hepatitis C Patients Spinal Injuries In The Courts Lawsuits Against Physicians: A Primer SPRING 2001, V0L. 18             Return To Top Of Page PIP: Your Last Bastion Of Unmanaged Care Knowing Your Audience When Presenting Medical Testimony Medical Basis And Credibility In Disabling Symptom Claims: Drug Side-Effects May Also Be Disabling SUMMER-FALL 2001, V0L. 19             Return To Top Of Page Getting Approval For Elective Surgery On Injured Workers First And Closing Medical Reports: Avoiding Misinterpretations Is Your Medical Opinion Admissible In Federal Court? WINTER 2002, V0L. 20             Return To Top Of Page Keys To Effective Trial Testimony Expert Testimony In A Personal Injury Case: What To Expect Oregon Supreme Court Allows Injured Workers To File Civil Actions Against Their Employers SRING 2002, V0L. 21             Return To Top Of Page Is Your Patient Disabled By A Mental Disorder? (Rating Functional Limitations On The Latest Psychiatric Review Technique Form) Responding To Independent Medical Exams In Personal Injury Cases Objections To Testimony: A Primer For Doctors SUMMER -- FALL 2002, V0L. 22             Return To Top Of Page “Preexisting Condition” Redefined In New Workers’ Comp Law Dr. Goodwin And Dr. Bennett Offer Added Insights About Fibromyalgia, Trauma And Disabling Pain Fibromyalgia: Is It Caused By Injury Trauma? Can It Be Disabling? SPRING 2003, VOL.23             Return To Top Of Page Recognizing and reporting sexual abuse of children Spinal conditions added to social security Listings An anatomy of a work injury of the spine FALL 2003, VOL.24             Return To Top Of Page PIP Insurer Pays Meds Plus $200K For Failure To Pre-Authorize Surgery Insurance Companies Use"Colossus" To Assess Medical Records And Settle Claims Is Your Patient Disabled Due To Major Joint Dysfunction? SPRING -- SUMMER 2004, VOL.25             Return To Top Of Page Personal Injury Protection; Getting Your Auto Injury Patients' Bills Paid: A Review And Update Is Your Patient Entitled To PIP Income Loss Benefits? Famers Hit With $9.5 Million Jury Verdict For Failing To Pay Full Medical Reimbursements   FALL 2004, VOL.26             Return To Top Of Page When Is Impairment "Equal To" A Social Security Listing? Is Your Patient Disabled Under Social Security Law? Social Security Disability Basics & Tips On PIP WINTER -- SPRING 2005, VOL.27             Return To Top Of Page Getting Surgery Approved For Injured Workers: The Rules Governing Elective Surgery And A Notification Letter Revisiting "Preexisting Conditions," "Major Cause" And Other Terms Used In Workers' Comp Cases Editor's Note: Worker's Comp: The Gnarly World Of Preexisting Conditions And The Hurdles Of Elective Surgery Black, Chapman, Webber & Stevens 221 Stewart Avenue, Suite 209 Medford, OR 97501 (541) 772-9850 Fax (541) 779-7430 Or Email us below