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Texas

STONE LOUGHLIN & SWANSON, LLP

  512-343-1385

Tip of the hat to DWC again for auditing the quality of Designated Doctor reports

 


 

In yet a second development that we applaud, last month the DWC announced that it will be conducting an audit of the quality of Designated Doctor reports.

The Medical Quality Review Calendar Year 2025 Annual Audit Plan, dated December 16, 2024, states that in calendar year 2025 the Medical Quality Review Panel will conduct one audit to evaluate “the quality of designated doctor reports and the necessity of additional testing or referrals ordered by designated doctors to resolve the issue in question.”

We at SLS hope that notice of the audit will cause Designated Doctors to elevate the quality of their reports, because we see a ton of bad ones.


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