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Medical provider claims are among the most challenging and contentious issues in New Jersey workers’ compensation law. These disputes involve medical providers, employers, and insurers, all grappling over payment for injured workers’ medical treatment. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to effectively handle various stages of medical provider claims.
Join Greg Lois, on Monday, August 5, 2024, at 1PM EST, for this informative seminar and enhance your skills in handling medical provider claims effectively!
Course Outline
Pleadings and Initial Discovery by Applicant
Requirements for medical providers filing applications for payment or reimbursement
Conducting initial discovery to obtain relevant information from the Applicant, including amounts paid in other claims.
Defending Medical Provider Claims: Initial Evaluation
Evaluating the merits and risks of medical provider claims
Deciding whether to pay, deny, or negotiate the claim
Filing answers and counterclaims within deadlines
Developing a Defense Strategy
Implementing defense tools and tactics (fee schedules, utilization review, etc.)
Addressing medical necessity, causal relationship, and statute of limitations
Understanding the Wottrich Case
Analyzing Judge Leitner’s landmark decision on the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s authority over medical provider claims
Implications and consequences for future cases
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar Series
Lois Law Firm presents a monthly live seminar on Defending Workers’ Compensation Claims in New Jersey. These webinars are focused on practical claims-handling and perfect for your team members who need state-specific training or a refresher course for this jurisdiction! Each webinar features a live presentation followed by a Question & Answer session.
Starting in 2025, the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar Series will be held at 12:00 PM EST on the FIRST Monday of the month. Please check each webinar listing for the exact day they will take place. To register for a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Webinar, click the button below:
Greg Lois is the Managing Partner of Lois Law Firm LLC. Greg is the co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053). In October 2019, Greg earned the designation “Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)” at the Litigation Management Institute hosted at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Greg Lois represents employers, self-insured companies, third party administrators, and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation matters. Greg has served as lead attorney on more than 100 trials involving workplace discrimination, workers’ compensation, and civil claims.
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THE MOST PRACTICAL, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand guide to workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. This book is designed for employers, attorneys, claim adjusters, physicians, self-insured employers, and vocational rehabilitation workers. This guide is written in plain English by a New Jersey State attorney and provides a detailed analysis of relevant statutes and regulations; a complete recap of recent court decisions including 2021 & 2022 cases; and a full description of current practice.
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Defense at Lois Law Firm
For more than 20 years we have represented insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third party claim administrators, and employers before New Jersey’s Division of Workers’ Compensation. Our founding partner, Greg Lois, is co-author of the LexisNexis “Practice Guide to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey” published by Matthew Bender (2017-2023, ISBN:9781663363053) and served as Law Clerk to Hon. Joan Mott, Administrative Supervisor of Workers Compensation.
Along with managing partner Greg Lois and a dedicated team of experienced attorneys and paraprofessionals, we handle New Jersey cases from cradle-to-grave. We want to be by your side, moving cases aggressively to closure from the start of litigation all the way through to settlement.
We only assign one attorney and one paralegal to each case. The attorney/paralegal assignments are made based on the court the case will be listed in.