Voice of the Provider is a collaboration between Brooks Rehabilitation and WorkCompCollege.com and the name defines its purpose. Many stakeholders in work comp do not understand or appreciate all of the various clinical providers that help an injured employee return to and stay at work. Whether recovery from the injury / illness is easy or hard, there are clinicians along the way that utilize their education, expertise and experience to help…
Live Course - Tuesday, August 15, 2023 @ 1PM Eastern Therapy spend as well as treatment outcomes has been a topic of discussion in the workers’ compensation space regarding ROI and the pursuit of efficient but effective care. The goal of this panel discussion is to allow multiple stakeholder perspectives to be shared on determining the correct variables are being explored to have impactful influences on the cost and effectiveness…
Voice of the Provider - Once again this week Brooks Rehabilitation's Josh Schuette, DPT, MBA, WRP is left to his own devices, as he talks about the importance of the word "why"… https://vimeo.com/846740837/67383e63e7
July 25, 2023 @ 1:00 Eastern There is a general perception that Work Comp is still operating with paper files, fax machines and COBOL claims systems from the 1980s. While that may be true in some cases, to stay relevant (especially to digital-native younger generations) and productive (more with less) most of the industry is embracing technology at a rapid pace. This conversation among leaders in that techno-wave will be…
This week's "Two-Minute Lesson" features Ametros Managing Director Paul Sighinolfi teaching the course, The Legislative Role in the Direction of Workers' Comp. Sighinolfi is a former Chairman of the Maine Workers' Compensation Commission and is one of the most versed people in the nation on various workers' compensation laws. This course is part of the Workers' Recovery Professional Certification Program. https://vimeo.com/845922300/b8e596dbe1
We are very excited to announce a new product that will be launched soon ... Technology Essentials. This new suite of educational courses in our Advanced Training & Education Center is produced by Raja Sundaram (a Silicon Valley legend) and his team at Plethy and we are so appreciative of their partnership with us on this important information. There is a general perception that #WorkersComp is still operating with paper files, fax machines and COBOL claims…
Voice of the Provider is a collaboration between Brooks Rehabilitation and WorkCompCollege.com and the name defines its purpose. Many stakeholders in work comp do not understand or appreciate all of the various clinical providers that help an injured employee return to and stay at work. Whether recovery from the injury / illness is easy or hard, there are clinicians along the way that utilize their education, expertise and experience to help…
Regarding workers' compensation claims, having a solid and capable claims team is essential for ensuring a smooth and successful process. The internal culture will create the dynamic nature of how external parties feel throughout the workers' compensation claims administration process. The top-performing claims teams possess certain key traits that set them apart from the rest. These traits, when combined, create a foundation for empathy, communication, knowledge, problem-solving, advocacy, proactivity, respect,…
Studies are regularly published which indicate that a high percentage of injuries occur during the first year of employment. With the current churning of workers due to the great resignation it is important for employers to focus on their new employees (and long-term employees who are performing new jobs at the same employer) as an opportunity to reduce claims frequency. The reasons for a higher claim frequency during the…
The workers’ compensation and health care industries are partners in many ways – when medical and mental health services are well delivered, our customers, both workers and employers, benefit. So why not look to some important changes in the culture and practices of medical and mental/behavioral health professionals as we seek to continually improve the delivery of our services? For example, consider trauma-informed practices and motivational interviewing (the second being…
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