Comment: Agents for a workers compensation authority commonly assert they have the right to see the patient’s entire medical history to assess whether the injury arose from work or from another past or current illness or injury.
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I am a Senior Advisor for Risk Management at the Medical Defence Association of Victoria and Convenor of Medical Panels in Victoria’s WorkCover scheme.