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What If The Work Comp Authorized Treating Physician, or ATP, Says Negative Things About Me In The Medical Records?

January 14, 2017

The Georgia Workers’ Compensation system relies on a duly licensed physician to serve as the work comp “authorized treating physician”.  This physician is often referred to as the ATP and his or her opinion and language in the medical narratives carries a lot of influence with the direction of a workers’ compensation or occupational injury…

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Understanding Your Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claim

September 2, 2009

When an employee files a workers’ compensation claim in Georgia, the process may become confusing, frustrating, and costly.  Generally, the injured worker wants immediate medical care and income benefits because he or she got hurt on the job.  The insurance company, on the other hand

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Court of Appeals Decision: Change of Condition v. New Injury

May 2, 2009

The Georgia Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion in which it clarified one of the distinctions between a new injury and a change of condition.

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The term “physician” has a broad definition in Workers’ Comp

March 16, 2009

In a recent ruling by the Appellate Division, a neuropsychologist is a “physician” defined by O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(a).  Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(a),

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