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The Changing Channels technique is a cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness strategy meant to improve cognitive self-control.   What is the Changing Channels Technique? The Changing Channels technique is a method of controlling distressing feelings by recognizing when you’re thinking […]

Workplaces address  COVID-19 infection risks by highlighting the hazards and implementing a hierarchy of controls.  Observing the strategies and tactics workplaces are actually using  can provide valuable insights and examples.   Science informs workplace safety and […]

As the conversation of mental health and mindfulness continue, a very simple exercise my mother did with me as a child comes to mind. This exercise has been a pillar throughout my life and continues […]

On August 21, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota published its opinion on Estate of William Fisher v. Azar. It found that because the Medicare Appeals Council (MAC) did not […]

When environmental calamities unspool their destruction, we often focus on the numbers—acres burned, wind speeds, height of floodwaters. The coming years are likely to draw into focus another metric: workers injured by natural disasters. As […]

  At the present time there are a total of 11,650,817 COVID-19 cases and 251,715 related deaths in the United States. CDC COVID Data Tracker (Updated November 20, 2020 12:16 PM). Currently, the vast majority […]

Tim Benak (QLI) and I hosted Episode 2 of our Between Two Coasts podcast on November 24. Our guests were Becky Curtis of Take Courage Coaching and Dr. Geralyn Datz of Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates. […]

Telemedicine has seen a surge in popularity in 2020. For the workers’ compensation community, this is great news as telemedicine is one more tool available to assist injured workers on their road to recovery.  In […]