TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greenberg,Michael D.
AU  - Haviland,Amelia
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Issues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system
T2  - Occasional paper
AV  - HD7103.65.U62 P458 2008eb
U1  - 368.4/1009748 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND Corporation/Center for haealth and safety in the workplace
KW  - Workers' compensation
KW  - Pennsylvania
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-60); 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10235192
ER  -