Understanding Business Financial Acumen
At the 2018 Workers’ Compensation Institute conference in Orlando, FL, the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation presented a half-day session focused on helping people gain a greater understanding of business financial acumen. The session featured a panel discussion with leaders in the workers’ compensation industry. The panel was: Veronica Cressman – SVP, ESIS Artemis […]
The Importance of Including Essential Job Demands in Job Descriptions
There are several benefits associated with including the essential physical job demands on job descriptions. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference provided tips to correctly craft essential job demands. The panel included: Carrie Manges, PTA, Regional Work Comp Specialist, CORA Physical Therapy Jaime Sigurdsson, CEAS, Director of Workers’ Compensation, CORA Physical Therapy […]
Exploring the World of Opioid Alternatives
Opioids are associated with many physical, psychological and socially adverse consequences and have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Despite the danger they pose and lack of literature to support their efficacy in chronic pain, opioids continue to be prescribed frequently to injured workers. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference explored […]
Social Media Monitoring Software for Claims Investigation
Thanks to technology, the investigative community is experiencing a renaissance period. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference explored social media monitoring software and its positive impact on claim outcomes. The panel included: Steve Cassell, President & CEO, Command Investigations Andrew Olwert, President, Next Level Administrators David Shoaff, Manager, Claims, Red Lobster Steve […]
California Drug Formulary Performance Results
After several years of research, debate and planning, the Pharmaceutical Drug Formulary went live in the California workers’ compensation system on January 1, 2018. At WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) President, Alex Swedlow, presented the consequences of adoption that other states might consider in developing their own formulary. The […]
Winning Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Risk Management
This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference highlighted program strategies from the three winners of National Underwriter’s 2018 Excellence in Workers’ Compensation Risk Management Award. Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) Tawana Kennedy, Workers’ Compensation Manager Dallas ISD’s workers compensation claims in 2003 totaled $11.5 million. They changed their approach, resulting in claims […]
The Benefits of Telehealth in Workers’ Compensation Care
Through the evolution of telehealth, workers’ compensation medical providers are using breakthrough technology to conduct remote medical examinations that can now closely replicate an in-office visit. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference explored telehealth’s impact on the workers’ compensation system. The panel included: Arlene Guzik, DNP, ARNP-BC, Director of Occupational Medicine, BayCare […]
The Benefits of Telehealth in Workers’ Compensation Care
Through the evolution of telehealth, workers’ compensation medical providers are using breakthrough technology to conduct remote medical examinations that can now closely replicate an in-office visit. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference explored telehealth’s impact on the workers’ compensation system. The panel included: Arlene Guzik, DNP, ARNP-BC, Director of Occupational Medicine, BayCare […]
Three Primary Exposures that Inhibit Workplace Wellbeing
Industrial hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of factors arising in or from the workplace that may cause discomfort, sickness or impaired health/wellbeing among workers. This session at WCI’s 2018 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference explored three topics related to industrial hygiene and the steps that a risk manager can take to create a […]
Tips and Tools for Risk Management
At the 2018 National Council of Self-Insurers Annual Meeting a panel of employers discussed workers’ compensation tips. The panel was: Rob Quast – Director of Risk Managment, Kroger Janet Kral – VP Risk Management, Nordstrom Zoe Zinn – WC Program Manager, Packaging Corporation of America Max Koonce – Managing Director, Sedgwick (Moderator) What is your […]