title: The physician and workmen's compensation. A new paramedic to help with compensation cases.
abstract: The first social, no-fault, insurance legislation in California was the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1911. It has been changed and modified in the years since, and is having an increasing impact on the practice of most California physicians. Many physicians consider caring for the occupationally ill or injured time-consuming and difficult. A newly emerging kind of paramedic, the workmen's compensation benefit administrator, is available to assist the physician in overcoming difficulties encountered. A cooperative effort between the physician and the benefit administrator will expedite management of industrial patients.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D010823:Physician Assistants; D014942:Workers' Compensation