Tag Archives: Examiner

California Psychologist and Doctor Charged with Fraudulent Workers’ Compensation Evaluations Where Psychologist Was Not Certified as a Qualified Medical Examiner and Doctor's Certification Had Lapsed

In billing for evaluations of workers' compensation patients, health care providers should be very careful to ensure that they do not misrepresent themselves as a certified  Qualified Medical Examiner (QME) on a medical legal evaluation or billing statement. In addition, it is … Continue reading

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Cops investigate elder abuse report at care home (The San Francisco Examiner)

Doors nailed shut, locks and chains barring doors, and windows screwed shut were discovered by authorities called to Winston Manor, a residential-care home for seniors in South San Francisco. South City police are investigating potential elder abuse at the 20 … Continue reading

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Three New Metrics for Patent Examiner Activity

Three New Metrics for Patent Examiner Activity: Office Actions per Grant Ratio (OGR), Office Actions per Disposal Ratio (ODR), and Grant to Examiner Ratio (GER)Shine Sean TuThe current metric for examiner prosecution activity is allowance rate, which is calculated by … Continue reading

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How Can an Innovative National IP Office Balance Its Roles as Technology Examiner and Technology Developer?

IP Australia incorporates the Australian Patent, Trade Marks, Designs, and Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR) Offices, the core ‘business’ of which is to provide services to their ‘customers’ in respect of the administration and registration of Australian IP rights.  Indeed, IP … Continue reading

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Supermarkets, union to resume SoCal labor talks (The San Francisco Examiner)

LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) – Three major supermarket chains and the union representing their Southern California workers have agreed to resume labor contract talks a day after union negotiators walked out over the threat of a possible … Continue reading

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