The workers’ compensation industry has taken an interesting shift as we move into the post-pandemic and now more than ever, we need compassion. While working with injured workers can be stressful depending on the situation, add in the additional layer of stress on all sides, and we have a whole new ballgame to shine, helping those who are injured in our arena. Looking at things from a humanitarian approach is…
A webinar in partnership with theNational Workers’ Compensation Defense Network Maila HazenHamberger & Weiss LLP On 1/18/23, Maila Hazen will present "New York Prior Authorization Request (PAR) Basics". This webinar will discuss the New York Workers’ Compensation Board’s prior authorization request (“PAR”) process. PARs generally apply to requests for medical treatment that fall outside of the Board’s Medical Treatment Guidelines. Participants will learn the basics of the PAR process and practice tips for…
A few weeks ago, a thought-provoking thread occurred on LinkedIn about frustrations felt in the workers’ compensation process. This thread stemmed around people not exercising their power to help the injured worker. Injured workers should not need to obtain legal representation to recover from their injury timely, effectively, and efficiently. One common theme emerged: We need to do better in our industry. While many components flow through the workers’ compensation…
When people sustain injuries in a work environment, the physical body sustains an injury, and the emotional psyche does as well. There is an added strain from the incident occurring during work time or within the work-family. How do we in the workers’ compensation community assist injured workers in taking charge, increasing confidence, and helping with whatever comes their way? Many conversation topics can help injured workers develop skillsets needed…
With buzz surrounding the advocacy-based claims model and focus on workers’ recovery, employers are often not sure where to begin. Here are three simple steps to improve your workers’ compensation program starting today. Acknowledgment. Acknowledge the injury, especially if it is unquestionable. Please pause for a moment before you continue reading and take yourself to the 20,000 foot view. You are not admitting fault… you are acknowledging something transpired…something happened.…
Let me take you back six months, or maybe 18-months… where we were hitting what was referred to as “the wall of the pandemic”, where people were feeling isolated and lonelier than ever. Remember when the holidays were over, and spring still felt like an eternity away? I remember those winters, where Mother Nature put forth an elongated winter, or so it felt, extending across a vast majority of the…
The workers’ compensation industry needs a serious pep talk. Many have lost sight of the original intent of workers’ compensation, to take care of the injured worker. When messaging is added in from the outside world, it appears that everyone is against the injured worker or out to get them, especially the big bad insurance companies. While many of us know this is not the reality, messaging has substantial impact.…
In a prior article, I wrote about “The Difference Between Workers’ Compensation and Workers’ Recovery ” and I said that words matter. They do, but as we consider what’s ultimately important, let’s not overthink it. “Workers’ compensation” or “workers’ recovery?” To help answer this continuing question, perhaps we should first consider the history of our industry and where the term “workers’ compensation” likely started. Workers’ comp laws replaced cumbersome, expensive and…
Presented on November 3o, 2022, Hosts Bob Wilson and Judge David Langham discussed "The Future of Workers' Recovery with Wilson's co-founders of WorkCompCollege, Mark Pew and Donald Abrams. You may watch this full screen by clicking the icon in the right side of the video play bar. https://vimeo.com/777095357/77c2a638f7
The Point - A Webinar Series Wednesday, November 30, 2022 @ 1:00 PM Eastern In this new webinar series from WorkCompCollege.com, Hosts Bob Wilson and Judge David Langham, who formerly hosted the popular "Hot Seat" webinar series, continue the tradition under a new banner! In this inaugural webinar, WorkCompCollege.com co-founders Mark Pew and Donald Abrams join Wilson and Langham to discuss how this new certification concept came to be, as…
