I attended the IAIABC “CompCon 2019” in San Diego this week. One of the sessions was a round-table between the Heads of Delegations from various states in the US, International Representatives from Germany, Canada, Russia and New South Wales and the IAIABC Associate Members (typically vendors who provide a [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to keynote and participate in a panel on Medical Marijuana and its implication in Workers' Compensation. It was a wonderful opportunity and I wanted to share a link to a TV news article from the event. If you would like to learn more about [...]
Linda Van Dillen will be presenting at the CMSA Kansas City Chapter in Springfield, MO on the topic of Medicinal Marijuana on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 11:30 am. Location: White River Conference Center, 600 West Sunshine Street, Springfield, MO 65898. A panel discussion is to follow with Greg [...]
I read an interesting article on WorkCompCentral today regarding a class action suit by nurse case managers suing a case management company over the rights to overtime, rest and meal breaks while performing their duties as case managers. The assertion by the case managers was they did not use [...]
Part 2 of my report on the CCMC conference. On Day 2 of the CCMC conference we heard a very interesting plenary session on the future of healthcare by Dr. Robert Pearl, one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 most influential physician leaders. He stated, “We spend more on healthcare than [...]
Last week I attended the CCMC case management conference. I usually attend the WCRI conference every year and this year the schedule for the two conferences conflicted. I missed WCRI and #1 felt a little bit left out, and #2 it was in Arizona instead of Boston in February, [...]
Just want to give you fair warning, there is not a profound message in this post. Meet Hope Kirkendal. I sat next to her on the plane today on my way to San Diego to give a talk on opioids to a group of adjusters. At first I have [...]
In Part 6 of this series, dated 11/27/2018, I discussed the “What’s in It for the Attorney” regarding RTW. Today I will discuss the common perceptions, misconceptions and the “What’s in it for the Employer”, and a best practice statement by the IAIABC. Please refer to my post dated 9/26/2018, [...]
CompAlliance will be exhibiting again this year at the NWCDC. One or more of our service lines have been supporting and exhibiting at this conference since 1998! So why should you take the time to stop by, surely you have heard it all before, right? Wrong! I read a [...]
In Part 5 of this series, dated 11/18/2018, I discussed the “What’s in It for the Government/Regulator” regarding RTW. Today I will discuss the common perceptions, misconceptions and the "What’s in it for the Attorney", and a best practice statement by the IAIABC. Please refer to my post dated 9/26/2018, [...]
Return to Work vs. Return to Function – Government/Regulators Part 5 In Part 4 of this series, dated 11/9/2018, I discussed the “What’s in It for the Insurer” regarding RTW. Today I will discuss the common perceptions, misconceptions and the “What’s in it for the Government/Regulator, and a best [...]
