Recently Diann Cohen of MacroPro and I chatted about a variety of topics pertinent to the workers' compensation industry. It was really exciting as I have not really been interviewed that often, but other than some awkward pauses, I ended up enjoying the process. What I enjoyed the most [...]
Sharing Thoughts about Virtual Workers' Compensation Case Management Services via Video As a company, CompAlliance has been busy trying to think of meaningful ways to reach our clients including the new millennial component of our workers' compensation claims industry. So we performed some research on how different groups [...]
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 [...]
You may recall the soap opera, As the World Turns. Well, the Alternative Transitional Duty (ATD) World Turned one Monday in March 2020. Suddenly our essential and non-essential ATD work site partners had to decide how they were going to adhere to their state’s “Shelter in Place” or “Stay [...]
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 [...]
I was reading Bob’s Cluttered Desk and noticed an article encouraging a WorkersCompensation.com Best Blog Contest. This competition is to recognize those of us in the workers’ compensation community who provide “top quality, cutting edge, informative content”. Or as Bob puts it, “or at least those of you who [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
