The stage is set for the duel. The defense attorney, the applicant attorney and the court reporter all take their places with much anticipation. The doctor prepares for the deposition, and issues their bill for time-spent preparing, which usually consists of reviewing their report, reviewing the patient’s records and conducting any necessary research. What happens next? Read on…

There’s been a significant shift in mental injury claims across the country. Presumption laws pertaining to PTSD cover police, firefighters and peace officers place the burden on employers to disprove industrial causation. This panel session provided the perspectives of a psych expert, a legal approach and the viewpoint from a claims administrator, exploring, from a forensic expert standpoint, the components required in workers' comp psych reports to establish substantial evidence of a PTSD diagnosis. Read on for takeaways from that session.

Dr. Heredia speaks with the attorneys at Bradford and Barthel to explore the world of psych reporting.

Anxiety and the Covid19 global pandemic. Dr. Heredia joins the North Bay Workers Compensation Association for a virtual talk…

Knowing how to identify inconsistencies, or red flags, in a psych report may require a special skill set that can be acquired from extensive education in reading psych reports…