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The Advocate

Washington Physicians and the Sale of Goods for Profit

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Best Practices

Errors and Omissions Insurance for Professional Service Providers

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Automobile Collisions

Economic and Racial Price Discrimination by Insurers

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Insurance Law

The Plaintiff’s Right to Change Attorneys

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Rural Latino Population

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Best Practices

Financial Tips for Small Businesses in the Health Care Industry

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Medical Studies

Recent Study Supports Chiropractic Care as Effective and Popular

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

New Zealand Study Examines Effects of Concussion 4 Years Post-Injury

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Medical Studies

Recent Study Explains Why Head and Face Pain Cause More Suffering

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Documentation

Apportioning a Preexisting Condition with a New Trauma

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The Advocate

The Negative Impact of the Independent Medical Exam

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The Advocate

How Social Media Sites Can Be Used To Damage a Personal Injury Case

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The Advocate

PIP Guide for Providers

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The Advocate

The Emerging Privacy Invasion from the Insurance Industry

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The Advocate

Understanding & Preventing PIP-IME Abuse & Evolving Insurance Tactics

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The Advocate

New Studies Link Physical Exercise with Neuroplasticity

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The Advocate

The Power of Healing Sleep After a Traumatic Personal Injury

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The Advocate

Insurance Premiums and the Myth of Liability Insurance “Crises”

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Medical Studies

Clinical Trial of Stem Cell Therapy Restores Movement

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The Advocate

Can Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Have Accelerated Bone Healing?

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The Advocate

Intraoperative Monitoring: Improved Surgeries for Patient safety

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The Advocate

Meditation Helps Your Brain Handle Post-traumatic Injury and Pain

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Concussions in Kids Much More Common Than Previously Thought

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Insurance Law

Runaway Juries and Frivolous Lawsuits

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The Advocate

Must Know Updates to the Healthcare Provider Lien Law

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Insurance Law

Auto Insurers Charge Higher Fees Using Socioeconomics

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The Advocate

Forced Arbitration and the Vanishing Right to Jury Trial

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The Advocate

Trauma Superimposed on the Myasthenia Gravis Patient

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The Advocate

Neuro-Chemical Changes in the Brain Connected to PTSD

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The Advocate

New Law Affecting Uber and Lyft Ridesharing Insurance Coverage

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The Advocate

Handling Requests for Patient Records

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The Advocate

Hidden Cardiovascular Damage from Airbag Deployment

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The Advocate

MySpine vs USAA Casualty Insurance Company

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The Advocate

Head Trauma, Inner Ear and the Perilymph Fistula

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Driving after Traumatic Brain Injury

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The Advocate

Alar Ligament Injuries Related to Chronic Neck Pain and Headaches in the Elderly

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The Advocate

Treatment of Lower Back Pain in Geriatric Patients

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The Advocate

Seat Belt Fulcrum Injury and Cauda Equina Syndrome

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The Advocate

Women with Whiplash Are Not More Anxious Than Men

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Concussion Study on Teen Age Athletes’ Brains and White Matter

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The Advocate

Post-Traumatic Pulmonary Embolism Treatments & Complications

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The Advocate

Trauma and Injury to the Coccyx (Tailbone) Resulting in Coccydynia

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Best Practices

ICD-10 Conversion Deadline Set for October 1, 2015

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The Advocate

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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Automobile Collisions

Post-Traumatic Injury Recovery and a Patient’s Long Term Prognosis

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The Advocate

Is Cell Therapy a Promising Approach for Spinal Disc Repair

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Update to IFCA Helps Get Health Care Bills Paid Under PIP

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The Advocate

Post Traumatic Syringomyelia

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury and Impact on Marital Satisfaction

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The Advocate

Collisions and the High Incidence of Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury

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Trauma and the Degenerated Spinal Disc

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Medical Studies

Evaluation and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Trigeminal Neuralgia

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The Advocate

Pre-existing Conditions and the New Health Insurance Law

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The Advocate

Soft Tissue Damage & Its Correlation to Whiplash Associated Disorders

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Traumatic Injuries

Complications of Trauma and Pregnancy

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Traumatic Injuries

Children and Traumatic Injuries

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Advances in Neuroimaging to Detect Brain Abnormality From Injury

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Marriage Survivability Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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The Advocate

The Correlation of High Signal Intensity Zones on MRI & Low Back Pain

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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Medical Studies

Correlation Between Whiplash-Associated Disorders & Long Term Effects

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The Advocate

Insurer’s Use Of Computer Systems to Artificially Devalue Injury Claims

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Automobile Collisions

Employer Liability for Injured by Intoxicated Employees

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Can Vitamin D Supplementation Promote Chronic Pain Relief?

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Medical Studies

Cervical Facet Capsular Injury and Biomechanics

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Medical Studies

Prolotherapy Study Discredits “Litigation Neurosis”

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Traumatic Injuries

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Trauma

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Music Therapy In Response to Spinal Surgery or Traumatic Brain Injury

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Facet Joint Pain Following Cervical Hyperflexion-Hyperextension Trauma

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Best Practices

Medicare and the Billing Quandary

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Traumatic Injuries

Washington’s New Rules Battle Prescription Opioid Abuse

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Best Practices

Personal Injury Protection: Potential Hidden Benefits for Your Patient

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Best Practices

Admissibility of Expert Testimony Revisited

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Best Practices

Holding Treatment Bills vs. Billing Health Insurance

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Dog Bites and Strict Liability: What You Need to Know

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Is Spinal Manipulation More Effective for Low Back Pain?

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Medical Studies

Omega-3 and Neuropathic Pain

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Rules of the Waterway: Boating and Traumatic Injury Claims

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Traumatic Injuries

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Surgery

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Fibromyalgia, Expert Testimony & the Washington Courts

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Insurance Law

MD Sues Hospital for Medical Negligence, Changes Law

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Traumatic Injuries

Bicycles and Traumatic Injuries

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Best Practices

Use of Social Media by Insurers to Discredit Personal Injury Claims

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Best Practices

What Is a “Reasonable Fee” For Deposition Testimony

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Farmers Insurance, The Law and Injured Patients as Units

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Automobile Collisions

Why and How Insurers Accuse the Injured Party of Faking Their Injuries

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Holding Treatment Bills Pending Conclusion of a Claim

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

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Dynamic MRI vs Static MRI in Diagnosing Chronic Neck Pain

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Cervical Spine Injury and Balance Control

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Medical Studies

Neuropathic Pain and Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)

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Insurance Law

Can Surviving Parents of an Adult Child’s Death Claim a Loss?

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Automobile Collisions

Neck and Car Crashes: A Bad Combination

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Insurance Law

PIP, Liability, Short & Long Term Disability Benefits

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Automobile Collisions

The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America

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Automobile Collisions

Drunk Driving: Alcohol and Liability

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Medical Studies

Use of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Chronic Pain

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“Delta V”: A Poor Predictor of Spinal Trauma from Motor Vehicle Collisions

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Insurance Law

Understanding “General Damages”

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Automobile Collisions

Establishing Liability in a Collision – Admissible Evidence

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Traumatic Injuries

Opioid Addiction in the Treatment of Chronic Pain: How Bad Is It?

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From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves: The Dark Side of Insurance

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Single-Level Cervical Fusion: Where Does the Motion Go?

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Traumatic Injuries

Post Traumatic Shoulder Injury: Rotator Cuff and Impingement Syndrome

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Stroke and Chiropractic Care

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Best Practices

Withdrawal vs. Abandonment of Patient Care

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Medical Studies

Alar and Transverse Ligaments: A New Look

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Filing and Maintenance Procedures in Your Office for Medical Liens

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

New Law on Traumatic Brain Injury

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Best Practices

Trauma and Disability: Private Disability Policies (Part II)

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Best Practices

Trauma and Disability Part I: Social Security Disability Insurance

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Should Medical Liens be Part of Health Care Providers Billing Practice

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Automobile Collisions

Motor Vehicle Collisions and Cell Phones

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Magnitude of the Problem

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Documentation

Biomechanics of Cervical Hyperextension/flexion Injuries

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Automobile Collisions

Using Flexion-Extension MRI To Assess the Cervical Spine

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Imaging Tools for Traumatic Brain Injury

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Automobile Collisions

Whiplash Injury: Vehicle, Seat, Occupant and Tissue Responses

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Chronic Back Pain and its Relationship to Brain Matter Density

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Spinal Cord and Trauma

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Automobile Collisions

Alcohol and Commercial Host Liability: Roads Just Got a Little Safer

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Insurance: The Myth of “Full Coverage”

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Automobile Collisions

Reasonable and Necessary Treatment In a Personal Injury Claim

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The Ins and Outs of Premises Liability

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Best Practices

Proximate Cause and Expert Testimony in a Personal Injury Case

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Automobile Collisions

On the Job Injuries and Third Party Personal Injury Claims

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Chronic Neck & Back Pain: Medication vs. Acupuncture vs. Chiropractic

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury and the Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

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Degenerative Changes in the Cervical Spine and Pain/Disability

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Insurance Law

Medical Authorizations under HIPAA

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Medical Studies

Massage Therapy and the Immune Response in Healthy Adults

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Insurance Law

Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists Insurance in Washington State

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Automobile Collisions

“Unseen” Cervical Injury From Motor Vehicle Collision Whiplash

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Medical Studies

The Role of Physical Trauma in the Onset of Fibromyalgia

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Medical Studies

Medical Malpractice Insurance: Study Challenges Industry’s Explanation

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Documentation

Pain Questionnaire Objectifies Subjective Aspects of Injury Debuted

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Automobile Collisions

Predicting Chronic Whiplash in Motor Vehicle Collision

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Medical Studies

“Whiplash” Injuries – New Study Shows Significant Long Term Effects

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Traumatic Head Injury and Long Term Risk of Depression

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How Insurers use Artificial Intelligence to Determine Personal Injury Damages

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Medical Studies

Whiplash Victims: Future Risks Include More Than Neck Pain

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Medical Studies

Pathological Mechanism at Work in Chronic Whiplash

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Medical Studies

Acupuncture: Ancient Art and Modern Science

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Brain Injury / Head Injury

Toward a Better Assessment of Head Injury Symptoms Using Questionnaire

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Medical Studies

New Study Confirms No Connection Between Chronic Whiplash and Lawsuits

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Insurance Law

Is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) a Compensable Injury Claim?

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Medical Studies

An Increase in Neck Pain Among Whiplash Victims Seven Years Later

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Interest Charges: Can Health Care Providers Charge 12%, 18% or Higher?

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Dr. Waddell Evaluates Pain Behavior Tests in Medical Exams

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Insurance Law

The “Litigation Explosion”: Myth vs. Facts

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Automobile Collisions

Medical-Legal Aspects of Seat Belts

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Automobile Collisions

PTSD, Automobile Collisions and Other Injury Causing Incidents

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Automobile Collisions

Vehicle Restraints for Elderly Occupants

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Automobile Collisions

Understanding PIP Coverage For Today’s Health Care Provider

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Automobile Collisions

Resolution of PIP Claim Disputes in Motor Vehicle Accident Cases

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Cervical Soft Tissue Injuries

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Medical Studies

Recognizing Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in Injury Cases

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Automobile Collisions

Answers to Insurance-Related Questions

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Best Practices

When Can the Patient’s Attorney Pay Treatment Bills?

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Quality Cost Containment vs. Insurers Bad Faith

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Medical Studies

Litigation Neurosis: Factor or Fiction? A Review of Literature

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Medical Studies

New Study on Response Characteristics of the Cervical Spine

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Automobile Collisions

Relationships Between Initial Clinical Findings & Accident Mechanisms

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Best Practices

Referring the Patient to an Attorney: Should you? How to?

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Automobile Collisions

Components of an Automobile Insurance Policy

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Gasoline and Alcohol: Commercial and Social Host Liability

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Medical Studies

Study Compares Conventional Physical Therapy and Intensive Exercises

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Medical Studies

Organic Basis for the Pain Associated with Soft Tissue Injuries

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Chiropractic and Medicine Re-evaluating Professional Relationships

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Open and Closed Traumatic Head Injuries

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Insurance Law

Can an MD Evaluate the Necessity of Chiropractic Care?

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Best Practices

Report Writing: The Unwritten Rules

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Medical Studies

Long Term Prognosis of Soft Tissue Injuries of the Neck

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Best Practices

Mitigation & the Importance of Patient Compliance with Treatment

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Best Practices

How to Handle the Patient’s Attorney and Subpoenas

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How to Reduce Your Automobile Insurance Costs: Shop Around

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Significance of Radiologic Loss of Cervical Lordosis

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Insurance Law

When Should Patients Sign the Insurance Company’s Release of Claims?

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Insurance Law

Overview of the Washington Health Care Information Act

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Insurance Law

Interest Charges on Health Care Bills

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Can a Medical Doctor Evaluate the Necessity of Chiropractic Care?

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Are Post-Concussion Syndrome and Compensation Claims Related?

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Low Speed Impact and Occupant Injury

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Chiropractors vs. Out-Patient Hospital Care for Low Back Pain

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Traumatic Injuries

The Role of Spinal Manipulations in the Management of Headaches

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Medical Records Requests

Requesting and Producing Medical Records in King County

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Insurance Law

Alternative Dispute Resolution – Alternatives to Trial

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Traumatic Injuries

Pre-Existing Conditions

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Insurance Law

Washington’s Guidelines for Medical-Legal Fees

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Traumatic Injuries

Biomechanics of a Cervical Hyper-extension-Hyper-flexion Injury

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Health Care Treatment Costs After Settlement

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Expert Witness Fees – Who’s Responsible Attorney or Patient

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Medical Studies

Fibromyalgia

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