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Joe Whitcomb: July 16, 2014
Do you know how to protect your medical facility from hefty Medicare penalties?A recent healthcare news article out of North Carolina highlighted hefty Medicare penalties that local hospitals may be facing. Though the article only discusses local...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 24, 2013
This blog post concerns a case study where the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) applied the wrong legal standard In assessing the Residual Functional...
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Joe Whitcomb: December 18, 2013
In a case we recently won at the federal district court, the entire record contained only two opinions offered by the same treating source on the...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 30, 2013
The disability evaluation process is broken down into five steps frequently referred to as the "sequential evaluation." This posting deals with step...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 30, 2013
20 CFR 404 tells us who is allowed to represent you in your Social Security claim. However, you may ask "Why do you need an attorney on your Social...
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Joe Whitcomb: November 12, 2013
Will there be a CE at my Social Security disability hearing In Diaz Situations where an additional examination will likely be necessary for your...
