Getting Ready for Work as the Pandemic Levels Out or (Get Up Offa That Thing)

Thoughts for Employers As an employer, we will want to consider our employees may have become deconditioned over these past three months. According to a WebMD article regarding a Danish study on healthy aging, it takes just two weeks of physical inactivity for those who are physically fit to [...]

2020-05-21T14:46:20-05:00May 20th, 2020|

5 Best Practices when Considering Alternative Transitional Duty for your Employees

Introduction to your Employee's Alternative Transitional Duty Program When an employee experiences injury, illness, or disability that causes him or her to lose time from work, he or she will likely interact with, at a minimum, medical practitioners and claims administrators. These professionals have their own specialized responsibilities and [...]

2020-02-17T07:50:04-06:00February 14th, 2020|

Return to Work vs. Return to Function –Employers Part 7

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, [...]

2019-09-03T15:56:10-05:00December 17th, 2018|

Why Should You Visit the CompAlliance Booth #5312 at the NWCDC?

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 [...]

2019-09-03T15:57:04-05:00November 28th, 2018|

Return to Work vs. Return to Function – Attorneys Part 6

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, [...]

2019-09-03T15:58:11-05:00November 27th, 2018|

Return to Work vs. Return to Function – Part 5 Government/Regulator

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 [...]

2019-09-03T15:58:46-05:00November 12th, 2018|

Return to Work vs Return to Function – Part 4

Return to Work vs. Return to Function - Insurers Part 4 In Part 3 of this series, dated 9/28/2018, I discussed the “What’s in It for the Caregiver/Provider” regarding RTW. Today I will discuss the common perceptions, misconceptions and the “What’s in it for the Insurers”, the results of [...]

2019-09-03T16:02:35-05:00November 8th, 2018|

Return to Work vs Return to Function – Part 3

  In Part 2 of this series, dated 9/27/2018, I discussed the “What’s in It for the Injured Worker and the Union” regarding RTW. Today I will discuss the common perceptions, misconceptions, the “What’s in it for the Caregiver/Provider” and a best practice statement by the IAIABC. Please refer to [...]

2019-09-03T16:03:04-05:00November 7th, 2018|

Return to Work vs Return to Function – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series I discussed the completion of the IAIABC Return to Work paper and whether we as a workers’ compensation community need to ultimately focus on Return to Function or Return to Work. We also defined the stakeholders we believe that are in the Workers’ [...]

2019-09-03T16:03:39-05:00November 6th, 2018|

Return to Work vs. Return to Function

  This week I was honored to present at the NAOHP (National Association of Occupational Health Professionals) 32nd National Conference in Nashville, TN on a paper prepared by the IAIABC on RTW. It was my second time presenting at this conference. The NAOHP is a group of healthcare professionals [...]

2019-09-03T16:04:10-05:00October 16th, 2018|

KEEPING YOUR EMPLOYEES AT WORK DURING THE REHABILITATION PROCESS

Workers that do not Return to Work (RTW) experience a significant reduction in their overall income.  There is a potential for delayed RTW and/or RTW to an inappropriate position due to absent or delayed communications with employers or the claims professional. As case managers, we refer to the Case [...]

2019-09-03T16:05:35-05:00July 25th, 2018|
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