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Peter Rothfels, MD
If you require assistance with medical issues pertaining to patients who are injured workers, WorkSafeBC medical advisors are available for consultation throughout the province. Here are two ways you can reach... Read More
Since late last year, workers, employers, and others have been able to register and permanently record on-the-job worker exposures to harmful substances through WorkSafeBC’s new online exposure registry program.... Read More
Amendments have been made to the Workers Compensation Act, changing coverage for mental disorders caused by work. The following changes apply to all decisions made on or after 1 July 2012. Mental disorders covered by... Read More
Over the past two decades disability due to musculoskeletal problems has been increasing in almost epidemic proportions, with 10% to 20% of those with work-related musculoskeletal injuries progressing toward chronic... Read More
WorkSafeBC’s provision of health care benefits focuses on supporting physicians in following evidence-based medical best practices. The goal: to achieve optimum outcomes and safe return to work for injured workers. Our... Read More
Nonspecific neck pain (NSNP)—neck pain without specific underlying disease—is a serious public health problem that has become a major cause of disability around the world. Each year, 27% to 48% of workers suffer NSNP... Read More
Physicians’ offices are one of the few places that people with H1N1 symptoms are likely to visit. With the rapidly escalating incidence of H1N1 in early October (when this article was written), exposure control in... Read More
Physicians have been asking us for examples of what is and is not considered relevant information for a claim file. Here are some examples. In preparation for the May launch of WorkSafeBC’s new Claims Management... Read More
The following article is reprinted from the September 2008 BC Medical Journal. Please note two important changes—both highlighted in blue. If you are an employer—if you hire people on a full-time, part-time, casual,... Read More
The impact on your patients WorkSafeBC’s new Claims Management Solutions (CMS) system (discussed in last month’s column) will soon be up and running. The new system will electronically field and gather claim... Read More