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Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Goes Live April 1st

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Today’s post is courtesy of the Injured Workers Pharmacy.

The following is the timeline for the rollout of the Wisconsin Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), which goes live on April 1st, 2013

January 1, 2013: Dispensers begin collecting data about monitored prescription drugs dispensed to patients.

  • On January 1st, regulations creating the PDMP became effective and dispensers were required to begin collecting information regarding their dispensing of monitored prescription drugs.
  • This information must be submitted to the PDMP beginning April 1, 2013.

March 25, 2013: Dispensers will be able to create “upload accounts” to begin submitting test data to the PDMP database.

  • In early March the Implementation Guide was made available to dispensers explaining the data submission requirements. The Implementation Guide is available on the website by clicking on the Dispenser Portal.
  • On March 25th, dispensers were able to create their PDMP Upload Account utilizing the instructions provided in the Account Creation section of the Implementation Guide.
  • Health Information Designs, LLC (HID) developed and hosts the Wisconsin PDMP database and beginning April 1st, HID will open the link for dispensers to begin submitting test files and required prescription data.

April 1, 2013: Dispensers will be able to begin submitting dispensing data to the PDMP Database. After April 1st, dispensers will need to:

  • Submit information regarding controlled substances dispensed in Schedules II, III, IV or V by state and federal law that require a prescription in order to be dispensed and Tramadol.
  • Submit within 7 days of dispensing a monitored prescription drug.

April 29, 2013: Dispensers must be fully compliant with the PDMP data submission requirements.

  • Dispensers will also have until April 29th to submit the retroactive data collected between January 1st and March 31, 2013.

June 1, 2103: Healthcare professionals and other authorized people will be able to create accounts to obtain PDMP data.

The purpose of the PDMP is to improve patient care and safety and to reduce the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs in Wisconsin. Beginning June 1st, prescribers and pharmacists will have secure, 24/7 access to the PDMP database to review patient prescription histories.

 

Injured Workers Pharmacy is a pharmacy service that helps people injured in accidents return to a productive life by collaborating with the legal, medical, and insurance communities.

 

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Domer Law Listed In Best Law Firms by U.S. News-Best Lawyers®

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Domer Law was recently listed in Best Law Firms by U.S. News-Best Lawyers®

Domer Law was recently listed in the 2013 Best Law Firms by U.S. News-Best Lawyers®.  The firm was listed in the top tier (Tier 1) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants.  According to U.S.News – Best Lawyers® , the “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. 

Both Tom Domer and Charlie Domer are listed in Best Lawyers for their continual advocacy for injured workers.  At Domer Law, we are honored by this recognition, and we will continue to fight daily for the rights of Wisconsin’s injured workers.

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WCRI: Wisconsin Injured Workers Motivated to Return to Work (Part 1)

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Injured workers in Wisconsin are more motivated to return to work-- thanks to the state's workers' compensation system.

With unemployment numbers high, injured workers face increasing challenges in returning to work.  A study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) titled “Factors Influencing Return to Work for Injured Workers: Lessons From Pennsylvania and Wisconsin” indicates that those two states have reported better return- to- work outcomes compared to other states, even during economic downturn.

This study focuses on “long term unemployed injured workers” (defined as workers who have been out of work for three months or more). These workers, unlike the vast majority of injured workers highly motivated to return to work after an injury, face particular challenges in returning to work – challenges that are even greater considering economic hard times.

The study tried to identify which worker’s compensation systems features facilitated return to work for long-term unemployed injured workers, and which features serve as barriers to return to work for these workers.

 

The Wisconsin Scenario

Earlier research done by WCRI indicated that workers in Wisconsin have higher rates of return to work, and workers tend to return to work sooner than in other states.  The reason: Employer and injured worker motivation to return to work, as well as multiple Wisconsin workers’ compensation system features.

One of the features which encourages return to work  in Wisconsin is the transition between temporary disability and Permanent Partial Disability benefits. Wisconsin encourages incentives for both the worker and the employer to return workers with permanent restrictions to work, and for injured workers to accept offers of legitimate employment.

 

“The Healing Plateau”

 Unlike many other states, Wisconsin’s clear standards for terminating temporary disability benefits encourages return to work.  As they are effectively communicated by employers and insurers, and well understood by injured Continue reading »

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100 Years! – Today.

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Wisconsin workers' compensation celebrates its 100th birthday

Wisconsin workers' compensation celebrates its 100th birthday

Today marks 100 years of protection for Wisconsin’s workers under the Worker’s Compensation Act.  Wisconsin led the nation in this progressive push for employee rights.  In 1911, the Wisconsin legislature passed the first effective Worker’s Compensation law in the country.   A test case was brought before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and one hundred years ago, today, the Court, in Borgnis v. Falk, 147 Wis. 327, 133 N.W. 209 (November 14, 1911), upheld the constitutionality of the Act—ushering in the very first, valid worker’s compensation law in our country.

The “grand compromise” in our state has served both sides for the entire century.  Employees gave up the right Continue reading »

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Reflections on 100 Years of Workers’ Compensation in Wisconsin

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My first lecture each semester in the Workers’ Compensation course at Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee centers on the “great trade-off” between workers and employers that forged the nation’s first constitutional worker’s compensation system in 1911: Workers gave up the right to sue employers for workplace injuries in return for a “no fault” compensation system with assurance of timely but limited benefit payments, adequate and competent medical services, and prompt and sufficient rehabilitation.

The system was designed to provide a means of “guaranteed” compensation for a legitimate injury and disability.

Employers received immunity from tort suits in return for compulsory provision of a scheduled benefit.  Continue reading »

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Workers’ Compensation “Reform”

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Headlines screaming for “Workers’ Comp Reform” are blaring in many states (CA,FL, NY, OH, NC, and most recently IL). In Illinois, the state’s much-criticized system is under fire and legislation to totally dismantle the system is proposed. Wisconsin has thus far managed to dodge partisan efforts to scrap the system due in large part to the stabilizing effect of the Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Advisory Council. Continue reading »

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