tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489363879633129568.post2252993326225170764..comments2023-11-13T11:54:56.769-08:00Comments on DePaolo's World: What Value In Progress Reports?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446191842560064784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489363879633129568.post-90168271379282965062013-06-18T04:55:11.665-07:002013-06-18T04:55:11.665-07:00Paul - I didn't say to eliminate the report. I...Paul - I didn't say to eliminate the report. I did say to examine the need for it every 45 days (which you picked up on) and I did say that much of the form is redundant and unnecessary. And why does a medical report have to be "the only source of actual medical status information, and the only source of medical information to support a treatment plan"? You don't have any better way to communicate status? Like a phone call... please... By your disparaging remarks about attorneys, I have to assume you are a provider that finds BILLING for medical reports profitable...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446191842560064784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489363879633129568.post-26366182019429944422013-06-15T07:36:14.998-07:002013-06-15T07:36:14.998-07:00interesting that Mr. DePaolo does not find a medic...interesting that Mr. DePaolo does not find a medical report, the only source of actual medical status information, and the only source of medical information to support a treatment plan, to be very useful. Also interesting that a lawyer does not find this kind of information useful, though not surprising given how attorneys like him manage their clients. Other than the probably unnecessary 45 day requirement, I find it hard to see how the system will be improved by eliminating medical reports. Unless, of course, we are prepared to say that the Work Comp system in California is simply a dispenser of benefits absent any bona fide medical basis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095439177926607205noreply@blogger.com