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MedRisk Launches Functional Capacity Evaluation Program

MedRisk, Inc., the leader in managed physical medicine and diagnostic imaging services in workers’ compensation, has created a new Functional Capacity Evaluation program to provide claims professionals more effective decision-making tools and improve patient care. FCEs can be used to …

Texas Doctor Convicted on Workers’ Comp Fraud Charges

A Travis County jury convicted Howard T. Douglas, III, M.D. of Frisco, Texas, on felony workers’ compensation fraud-related charges for overbilling Texas Mutual for functional capacity evaluations, according to an announcement by Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Sentencing is set for …