South Hills Health System v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge DOYLE.

South Hills Health System (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and denied Employer’s petition to modify the compensation benefits of Joan Kiefer (Claimant).

Claimant worked for Employer as a part-time registered nurse conducting home health care visits when, on October 8, 1996, she sustained a soft tissue injury to her right knee. Employer issued a notice of compensation payable pursuant to which Claimant began to receive workers’ compensation…