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Fraud experts warn of worrying rise in physiotherapist-driven ‘prognosis creep’ on OIC portal

By 2023-01-16T09:22:00

AI Physio

The time needed for claimants to provide medical reports has increased in some cases, raising the risk of fraud

Counter fraud experts have warned that the time it takes for Official Injury Claim (OIC) portal claimants to provide medical prognoses is increasing, partly influenced by the rise in physiotherapists providing these medical reports.

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