The Point Webinar – The Future of Whole Person Recovery Management

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…

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WorkCompCollege Announces Preferred Medical as Gold Associate Partner

Lakewood Ranch, FL – WorkCompCollege.com has announced Preferred Medical as a new Gold Associate Partner. Preferred Medical is a PBM and ancillary service provider focused on delivering high-quality tailored services to payors around the country. Because of their direct interaction with both claims personnel and injured workers, they see great benefit to those they serve by investing in their entire team with WorkCompCollege.com’s Workers’ Recovery Professional (WRP) Certification program. As…

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WorkCompCollege.com Announces Scholarship Availability for Kids’ Chance Recipients

Lakewood Ranch, FL (November 9, 2022) – WorkCompCollege.com, which launches its innovative training and certification program for the workers’ compensation industry on November 17, 2022, has announced a scholarship program to benefit recipients of Kids’ Chance Scholarships across the nation. The company will fund a full tuition scholarship in their Workers’ Recovery Professional (WRP) Certification Program for any Kids’ Chance scholarship student who desires a career in workers’ comp.  “One…

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Living Between Vegas and Seattle and Colorado Springs and Whatever This Live-Streaming Thing Is

I have not written much in the last couple of weeks. It’s not that I don’t have much to say. In fact, I rarely “don’t have much to say.” It is just that the last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy, and I just haven’t found the time to pound out any of those words on the keyboard.  At least in some semblance of order anyone could understand. I have…

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WorkCompCollege.com Launches Virtual Athletic Program, Introduces Athletic Director, Scholarships, and “Flying Bull” Mascot

Lakewood Ranch, FL (October 11. 2022) – The virtual education system WorkCompCollege.com today announced its new athletic program, naming Gary Davis as its Athletic Director. The school’s new mascot is the “Flying Bull.” A series of Athletic Scholarships have also been created to pay-it-forward for the school’s Workers’ Recovery Professional Certification. WorkCompCollege.com will offer 5 full WRP Scholarships every year to workers’ compensation professionals who played sports either in college…

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WorkCompCollege.com announces UFG Insurance as gold associate partner

Lakewood Ranch, Fla. (September 19, 2022) – WorkCompCollege.com has announced UFG Insurance as a new Gold Associate Partner. UFG has been actively developing a more thorough approach to claims management that embraces a “whole person” recovery philosophy and believes this new methodology aligns quite well with the Workers’ Recovery Professional (WRP) Certification program being developed at WorkCompCollege.com. As part of the partnership, 30 UFG employees will go through the program…

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KEMI Becomes Gold Associate Partner of WorkCompCollege.com

Lakewood Ranch, FL (September 20, 2022) – WorkCompCollege.com has announced a Gold Associate Partnership with Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI). The partnership specifically supports continued development of the Workers’ Recovery Professional Certification program being produced by the virtual school. KEMI recognizes the importance of the “whole person recovery management” concept at the center of development, as it aligns with their philosophy of both better care for injured employees and better…

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Webinar: Researching and Resolving Liens under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute

A webinar in partnership with the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network Nicole Graci, Esq.Hamberger & Weiss LLP This webinar has concluded. You may view it here. In partnership with the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, attorney Nicole Graci, partner of the New York Law firm Hamberger & Weiss LLP will discuss the challenges and solutions to navigating the lien process under Medicare Secondary Payer regulations. This webinar will be specific…

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Abbie

There were several possible titles for this post. One was, “Bidding Abbie a Fond Farewell.” Another option was “Abbie Hudgens and Her Enormous Feet” (I’ll explain that one in a minute). But in the end, simply “Abbie” ruled the day. Because most people active nationally in workers’ comp will immediately know who I am talking about. Abbie Hudgens, the Administrator of the Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for the past…

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