03628nam 2200637 a 450 991022013210332120200520144314.01-281-73669-4978661203312497866117366990-8330-4600-4(CKB)1000000000535230(EBL)357900(OCoLC)476182814(SSID)ssj0000184356(PQKBManifestationID)11181932(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000184356(PQKBWorkID)10200584(PQKB)10273586(Au-PeEL)EBL357900(CaPaEBR)ebr10235192(MiAaPQ)EBC357900(EXLCZ)99100000000053523020080311d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrIssues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system /Michael D. Greenberg, Amelia Haviland1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Corporation/Center for haealth and safety in the workplace20081 online resource (81 p.)Occasional paperDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-4408-7 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.Pennsylvania's workers' compensation system was the subject of legislative changes in the 1990's and again in 2004 and 2006, changes that were partly a response to rising workers? compensation costs over the preceding 30 years. In this paper, Greenberg and Haviland examine the performance of the commonwealth's workers? compensation system and the issues it faces, focusing particularly on benefits and compensation, workplace safety, medical care, and dispute resolution. The authors review the published research and the available data on workers? compensation in Pennsylvania, and they supplementOccasional paper.Workers' compensationPennsylvaniaWorkers' compensationPennsylvaniaEvaluationWorkers' compensationLaw and legislationPennsylvaniaWorkers' compensationWorkers' compensationEvaluation.Workers' compensationLaw and legislation368.4/1009748Greenberg Michael D.1969-863719Haviland Amelia913861MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220132103321Issues and performance in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system2047532UNINA