TWCC SITE ADDS COMP SYSTEM INFO:

The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission is making more information about the system available on the agency’s Web site at www.twcc.state.tx.us. TWCC said general system data, such as the top paid health care providers and the attorneys with the most fees approved by the Commission to represent claimants and insurance carriers, is being posted to a new Public Information page on the redesigned Commission Web site, which was launched in August 2004. The Web site now includes links to the following information: Top 100 Claimant and Carrier Attorneys for 2003 and 2002; Top 100 Health Care Providers for 2003 and 2002. (Includes the provider types MD, DO, DC, DP, DS & OD, ranked by amount paid.); Certified Self-Insurers’ Third-Party Administrator/Austin Representative List; Private Providers of Vocational Rehabilitation Registry; and Commission Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). System Data Reports also are available and are linked to the Public Information and the News and Publications pages. System Data Reports contain statistics such as numbers of worker injuries reported, average medical costs of claims and claims with benefit disputes.