A Pat on the Back for Oklahoma's Comp System

• 06/12/20
• Bob Burke

At the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown in Oklahoma, I was concerned about the ability to access decision makers for (1) injured workers who needed adequate medical treatment and weekly benefits to stay ...
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The New Norm: Strategies to Reopen Your Business Safely During COVID-19

• 06/10/20
• Vik Ramaswamy

As states reopen, businesses will have to grapple with the challenges of creating a safe environment for both workforce and consumers. Employers have to address a range of issues like how to mitigate ...
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Mindfulness: What is all the Hype & How Does it Fit into the WC Space?

• 06/08/20
• Claire Muselman

Look around in any industry, self-help arena, or in overall life improvement and you will find the topic of Mindfulness. There are books, apps, retreats, podcasts, pretty much any medium you can access ...
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Prepare for the Fall

• 06/04/20
• Mark Pew

I think we can all agree that 2020 sucks. But as difficult as the first five months have been, “fall” in the title does not refer to civilization. Instead, it refers to the upcoming season from ...
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The Four Cs: Clarity, Commitment, Creation & Community

• 06/01/20
• Claire C. Muselman

The workers’ compensation industry has taken an interesting shift during this pandemic and now more than ever we need compassion. While working with injured workers can be stressful depending on the ...
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Are Workers' Comp Insurers ready for what comes next in the COVID-19 crisis?

• 05/27/20
• Terry Bogyo

Supplemental background for students of DMCCJ – Workers’ Compensation and Return to Work and DMCCL- Insurance and Other Benefits – Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health ...
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Proposed Rule on Section 111 Reporting Civil Monetary Penalties: What Happens Next?

• 05/22/20
• Heather Schwartz Sanderson

The Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) industry (workers’ compensation, liability, and no-fault insurance) has been curious as to what to anticipate now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...
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Struggles & Risks in Self-Administering Workers' Compensation Medicare Set Asides

• 05/20/20
• Shawn Deane

Following resolution of a workers’ compensation claim that includes payment for future medicals – usually in the form of a Medicare Set Aside (MSA) – injured workers who attempt to ...
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Should workplace health and safety go back to "normal"?

• 05/15/20
• Terry Bogyo

Let me be emphatic:  a pandemic was inevitable.  Maybe not this COVID-19 virus pandemic but a pandemic involving a virus with close-contact transmission and serious ...
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