Summer 2004 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, Thanks to all of You – Dale Butler, M.D.
- People in the News
- Orthopaedic Surgeons in California Search for Ways to Help Members of the Military
- Highlights from the COA 2004 Annual Meeting/QME Course
- Workers’ Compensation News
- Implementation of the 2003/2004 Workers’ Compensation Reforms
- Apportionment Change
- Medical Provider Networks
- Definition of an AOE/COE Evaluation
- Contract Terms
- Prior Authorization for Services
- COA Clean-up Legislation
- COA Board of Directors’ Adopt Advisory Opinions
- American College of Occupational and Environmental “Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines”
- Collection of Interest and Penalties – Workers’ Compensation
- Rehabilitative Services – Workers’ Compensation
- Medical Expert Witness Testimony
- Definition of an AOE/COE Evaluation
- American Commercial Claims Administrators Letter
- Sierra Health and Life Insurance Company, Inc. Letter
- Opinion from Suzanne Honor-Vangerov, Medical Unit of DWC on Reimbursement for Pharmaceuticals
- Your Input Is Needed
- Medicare News: Arthroscopic Lavage and Debridement for Osteoarthritic Knee no longer Eligible for Medicare Reimbursement
- News of Interest
- Medical Expert Witness Testimony
- Report on COA’s 2004 On-Call Survey
Spring 2004 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – Norman Zemel, M.D.
- People in the News
- COA Teams Up with UCLA Fraternity to Build a Safe, Accessible Playground
- COA Works to Clarify 2003 Workers’ Compensation Reforms
- Referrals to Physician-Owned Out-Patient Surgical Facilities
- SCIF’s Clarification Letter on the Implementatin of Labor Code Section 139.31
- Letter from Keenan and Associates
- Sample Letter: Disclosure of Financial Interest in Out-Patient Surgical Facility
- Utilization Review
- Agenda Overview – COA’s 2004 Annual Meeting/QME Course
- COA to Consider By-Law Changes at its 2004 Business Meeting
- News of Interest
- AAOS Promotes Patient Safety
- Medicare – HIPAA Compliant Claims
