bil New AI capabilities from AuditBoard automate time-consuming workflows By www.kmworld.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:40:00 EST Each of these capabilities?Automated Vendor Assessments, Intelligent Staffing, and Automated Framework Updates?automate crucial yet time-consuming workflows, ensuring enterprises can effectively address today's threat landscape Full Article
bil ResMed uses BillingPlatform to automate subscription billing By www.kmworld.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 02:10:37 EST A global leader in respiratory medical solutions looks to eliminate manual processes and consolidate on a modern revenue lifecycle management platform for future growth Full Article
bil 2024 Readers' Choice Award - BEST KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS - AllegroGraph: Neuro-Symbolic AI Capabilities for the Enterprise By www.kmworld.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 EST AllegroGraph is designed to seamlessly integrate?with LLMs, providing the most secure and scalable AI solution for enterprises. AllegroGraph offers a comprehensive solution platform including Large Language Models (LLMs), Vector generation and storage, Graph Neural Networks, Graph Virtualization, GraphQL, Apache Spark graph analytics, and Kafka streaming graph pipelines. Full Article
bil Orange County Convention Center Adds Sustainability Coordinator By www.internationaldriveorlando.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:18:28 GMT Abby Gulden has been named sustainability coordinator at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). In this new role, Gulden will work directly with event planners and the Center to promote green initiatives. Full Article News
bil More than $1 Billion in development planned through 2017 for the International Drive Area By www.internationaldriveorlando.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:35:08 GMT ORLANDO, FL--Its an exciting and busy time in Orlandos I-Drive area with new attractions, dining, entertainment, accommodations and much more. For returning visitors as well as those coming to the area for the first time, there is a huge selection of new experiences. Full Article News
bil The Best Press Release Distribution Services to Boost Your Visibility By smallbiztrends.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:40:40 +0000 Press releases are a valuable tool for small businesses aiming to improve their recognition. Here are 7 Best Press Release Distribution Services to Catapult Your Small Business. Full Article Marketing Tips
bil O'Shucks Pub & Billiards - BOGO drinks (beer, wine, well drinks) By www.internationaldriveorlando.com Published On :: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:46:42 GMT Valid Through: 10/31/2015BOGO drinks (beer, wine, well drinks)7467 International Dr.Orlando, FL 32819 Full Article
bil A 10% swing in win probability corresponds (approximately) to a 0.4% swing in predicted vote By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:46:56 +0000 There’s some confusion regarding jumps in election forecasts. New information is coming in every day, so it makes sense that forecasts change too. But they don’t change very much. Each new piece of information tells you only a little bit. … Continue reading → Full Article Bayesian Statistics Political Science
bil Probabilistic numerics and the folk theorem of statistical computing By statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu Published On :: Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:15:08 +0000 U.S. election day is tomorrow. So let’s talk about something else: 1. Encoding prior information using non-generative modeling I was talking with Hong Ge about the uses of non-generative models in probabilistic programming. An example I gave is the use … Continue reading → Full Article Bayesian Statistics Stan Statistical Computing
bil Carrier Loses Contest to Liability for Injuries By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A New York appellate court rejected an insurance carrier’s challenge to its liability for injuries two workers suffered while being transported in a van to a jobsite. Case: Matter of Reyes Bonilla… Full Article
bil WCB Reports Faster Resolution of Medical Billing Disputes By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board said it has significantly reduced turnaround times in resolving billing disputes between health care providers and payers. The board said it has reduced the… Full Article
bil Carrier's Failure to Issue Disclaimer of Liability to Additional Insureds Can't Avoid Coverage By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that an insurance carrier’s failure to issue notice of its disclaimer of liability to two additional insureds prevented it from relying on an exclusion to defeat demands… Full Article
bil Bill Would Increase Cap on Contingency Fee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 New Jersey lawmakers are considering raising fees for attorneys who represent injured workers. The Senate last week voted 27-9 to pass bill S2822/A3986, which would increase the cap on attorney fees… Full Article
bil Governor Signs Bill Allowing Commissioner to Adopt Criteria for Safety Program Discount By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Delaware Gov. John Carney signed a bill allowing the insurance commissioner to adopt criteria for employers to qualify for a workplace safety program that aims to provide lower workers’ compensation… Full Article
bil New Law Expands Eligibility for Safety Program, Premium Discounts By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 More Delaware employers will be able to participate in the state’s Workplace Safety Program and earn premium discounts, under a new law. Senate Bill 306, enacted by Gov. John Carney in… Full Article
bil Court Upholds Finding on Compensability for Knee Injury, Overturns PTD Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Nebraska Court of Appeals upheld a finding of compensability for a worker’s knee injury, but overturned the award of permanent total disability benefits as unsupported by adequate factual findings. Case:… Full Article
bil AI Matches the Abilities of the Best Math Olympians By www.scientificamerican.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:00:00 GMT Until now computers have failed to solve mathematical problems. But the AI program AlphaGeometry has succeeded in finding proofs for dozens of theorems from the International Mathematical Olympiad Full Article Math Technology Artificial Intelligence
bil No Accidental Disability Retirement Benefits for Ex-DMV Employee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Rhode Island Superior Court upheld a denial of accidental disability retirement benefits to a former Department of Motor Vehicles employee. Case: Williams v. Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, No. Full Article
bil Multifaceted Comp Bill Heads to Governor By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Illinois General Assembly sent the governor a recently amended bill including provisions that would increase surcharges by 8% and charge the state attorney general with collecting unpaid penalties for… Full Article
bil Disability Law Allows Withholdings From Employees' Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Public Employee Disability Act does not prohibit an employer from withholding taxes from a worker’s benefits. Case: Bitner v. City of Pekin, No. 4-23-0718,… Full Article
bil Employer Can't Join Other Parties to Share Potential Liability for Fatal Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an administrative decision finding that an employer could not join another entity and its insurance carrier as liable parties for a worker’s fatal accident. Case:… Full Article
bil Decision Allows Billing Agent to Pursue Civil Claims Against Carriers By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Billing agents can pursue payments for workers' comp prescriptions outside of the fee-review process, under a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision. The high court on Tuesday published a split decision in… Full Article
bil High Court Splits on IRE Doctor's Ability to Consider Conditions Not Listed on NCP By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court split on whether a physician should be limited to assigning an impairment rating only for accepted work-related injuries, but it doesn't change a decision allowing the doctor to consider… Full Article
bil Bill Would Limit Employment Protections for Medical Cannabis Users By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Pennsylvania employers would be allowed to make adverse employment decisions against employees and job applicants who legally use medical cannabis, under recently introduced legislation. Senate Bill 1290, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Patrick… Full Article
bil Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Address Surviving Spouse Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Pennsylvania Rep. Lindsay Powell introduced legislation that would require that the same eligibility standards apply when awarding death benefits to widows and widowers while also exempting spouses of first responders… Full Article
bil House Passes Direct Deposit Bill, Senate Passes PTSD Bill By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that would make direct deposit the default method for paying workers' compensation benefits, and the Senate signed off on a measure that would make… Full Article
bil High Court Holds That Commission Did Not Err in Assessment of Worker's Credibility By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Although the Idaho Industrial Commission erred in several credibility findings, the remainder of its determinations finding that an injured worker was not a reliable witness were supported by substantial and… Full Article
bil Senate Passes Bill to Prolong Electronic Payment Authorization By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow carriers to continue using debit cards to pay benefits for another two years. The Senate on Monday voted 38-0 to pass… Full Article
bil Appropriations Committee Passes Anti-Discrimination Treatment Bill, Ag Worker Presumption By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed bills that would create a presumption that heat injuries are compensable for agricultural workers and would expose employers to penalties for denying injured workers’… Full Article
bil Legislature Passes Bill to Give Park Rangers 4850 Time By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California lawmakers passed a bill that, if approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom, would allow county park rangers to collect full salary-continuation benefits in lieu of temporary disability for up to… Full Article
bil Amended Bill Would Allow Employers to Deny Time Off for 'Business Necessity' By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California employers could deny an injured worker’s request for time off to get medical treatment for business necessity, under a recently amended bill. Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, on Monday amended… Full Article
bil Bill to Mandate In-State Licensing for UR Docs Returns By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A bill that would require some doctors performing utilization review to be licensed in the state was brought back to life after spending roughly a year on the California Assembly’s… Full Article
bil Amendment Expands E-Signature Bill By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Electronic signatures would be allowed for all California workers’ compensation documents, under a recently amended bill. Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, last week amended AB 2337 to strike a provision that… Full Article
bil Legislature Passes Farmworker Heat Injury Bill By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The California Assembly voted to send Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would create the presumption that heat injuries and illnesses arose out of employment for agricultural workers whose employers… Full Article
bil Lawmakers Pass In-State Licensing for UR Docs, E-Signature Bills as Session Ends By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California lawmakers closed out the 2024 legislative session by passing a bill that would allow electronic signatures on all work comp documents, and a bill requiring that doctors who do utilization review on claims… Full Article
bil WCIRB Governing Committee Reviews Bills, Rules, Cases at Next Meeting By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Governing Committee for the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau will review pending legislative, regulatory and judicial actions during a Sept. 25 meeting. Committee members will hear reports on the annual… Full Article
bil Privette Doctrine Shields General Contractor From Liability to Subcontractor's Employee By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court ruled that the Privette doctrine shielded a general contractor from civil liability to a subcontractor’s injured employee. Case: Luna v. Crane Development Corp., No. D081692, 09/20/2024, unpublished. Facts:… Full Article
bil Governor Signs Electronic Signature Bill By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill allowing electronic signatures in the state’s workers’ compensation system. Newsom on Sunday signed AB 2337, by Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach. As introduced, the… Full Article
bil Governor Signs Bill to Delay Comp Mandate for Contractors By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill delaying by two years the implementation of a universal workers’ compensation coverage requirement for all contractors. The bill Newsom signed Sunday also includes a… Full Article
bil Governor Signs Debit Card Bill, Vetoes Ag Worker Presumption By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 California Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted legislation allowing carriers to continue using prepaid debit cards for payment of temporary and permanent disability benefits. At the same time, the governor vetoed a bill… Full Article
bil Andrea Coleman to Succeed Bill Mudge as WCIRB President, CEO By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California announced that Andrea Coleman will succeed Bill Mudge as president and CEO next year. Andrea Coleman Coleman’s promotion will take effect Feb. 1,… Full Article
bil 2nd DCA Publishes Decision on Admissibility of Expert Testimony in FELA Case By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A California appellate court has ordered the publication of its decision from last month finding that a trial judge prejudicially erred in excluding the testimony of a railway worker’s expert… Full Article
bil Court Upholds Finding of Partial Disability, Remands Dispute of Claimed Overpayment By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a worker was partially disabled by carpal tunnel syndrome and the Workers’ Disability Compensation Appeals Commission should address whether she received an overpayment… Full Article
bil Contractor Has Immunity From Civil Liability to Injured Worker By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court ruled that a contractor who hired a crane company’s services was immune from civil liability for injuries suffered by an employee of the crane company. Case: Hall v. Full Article
bil Employer Faces Civil Liability for Fatal Shooting By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer can face civil liability for the death of an employee who was shot at work by a colleague. Solo Cup Operating Corp. Full Article
bil Governor Approves Legacy Court, Mental Health Bills By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed bills creating a new venue for legacy claims and covering public safety workers with mental health claims that aren’t accompanied by a physical injury. Stitt on… Full Article
bil Supreme Court Says Employer Can't Contract to Create Liability for Negligence By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that an employer may not contractually create common-law negligence liability by setting additional nonemployer roles or capacities when the liability is based on the same physical… Full Article
bil No Permanent Total Disability Benefits for Worker Who Lost Eye By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a determination that a worker was not permanently and totally disabled by the loss of her left eye. Case: Murphy v. Arkansas Department of Correction,… Full Article
bil Bill Would Allow Treatment by Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 Physician assistants and nurse practitioners would be authorized to treat injured federal workers under a bill being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives. HR 618, by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., would add… Full Article
bil Federal Court Creates Circuit Split on Liability for Black Lung Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court created a split among the circuits on whether the parent company of a self-insuring coal mine operator can be held liable for black lung benefits owed… Full Article