California Work Comp Report

Many people hear "maximum improvement" and assume the worker has fully recovered and returned to normal. And that's one of the biggest misunderstandings. Maximum Medical Improvement, or MMI, is the point where an injured worker's medical condition has stabilized and is not expected to substantially improve over the next twelve months, even if additional treatment is provided. M...

Welcome to the show! Today we’re talking about something that’s becoming increasingly important in workers’ compensation medicine and claims management. What actually happens when a clinic embeds RateFast into its workflow — especially in relation to Third Party Administrators, or TPAs? The future isn’t replacing physicians. The future is augmenting clinical communication and improving clarity bet...

Aspiring AMA Guides experts will want to consider getting an ABIME Certification. What is an ABIME Certification? Dr. John Alchemy explains in this episode! Check out the ABIME website here: https://abime.org  For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more! If you’re a workers’...

Hamline University Professor of Physics Bruce Bolon joins Dr. John Alchemy to discuss their collaborative studies on the RateFast Functional Loss Rating Method and, as well as a bit of the scientific approach to the development of the method. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this vid...

You wouldn't go into the forest without the proper tools, why would you go into a workers' compensation claim without the proper tools?! Dr. John Alchemy explains how the RateFast MMI tool benefits all stakeholders in workers' compensation claims. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube cha...

The 34 ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) cover day to day things like brushing one's teeth or getting dressed, but these aren't necessarily the things one does for their job. So how are these ADLs relevant for assessing a workplace injury? In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy explains how ADLs help us understand workplace injuries and how they are balanced against the WPI (Whole Person Impa...

Workers' compensation claims can vary wildly in price, and they are often more expensive than they need to be. Listen to our episode where Dr. John Alchemy provides a breakdown of what causes these seemingly arbitrary prices, and what can be done to minimize the costs for all stakeholders! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the...

Old habits die hard, but how important are they to cling to when the alternative is freedom from frustration and cost savings? Dr. John Alchemy speaks with RateFast's Chris Hall about getting adjusters onboard with new technologies in order to help all work comp stakeholders towards claim resolution! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation...

Nobody likes paying more than they have to... for anything! That's why it's amazing how much time, energy, and indeed money is wasted for all parties in an inefficient workers' comp system. Dr. John Alchemy is on the podcast today to explain how AI can truly improve workers' compensation claims for all parties. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about...

Artificial intelligence is coming at us fast, and it has exciting implications in the world of workers' compensation. In fact, it can fit in snugly to many standard aspects of the workers' compensation framework if done correctly. In this episode, Dr. Alchemy and Cory discuss some of the many possibilities of AI in workers' comp! For more information on this episode, and other helpf...

We are back with the original podcast episode format with Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson, to discuss the RateFast Functional Loss Rating and how it fits into the RateFast Flash Rating method! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more! If you're a workers'...

Dr. John Alchemy speaks about the differences between the traditional four corners rating of workers' compensation vs the new RateFast Functional Loss Rating (FLR). For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more! If you're a workers' compensation provider, a...

RateFast offers an alternative, or perhaps an upgrade, to the traditional 'four corners rating' style of workers' comp impairment calculation with our Functional Loss Rating. Dr. John Alchemy explains this RateFast Feature in this episode. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channe...

In California, the AMA Guides 5th Edition is used to determine impairment rating for workers' compensation. In this video, Dr. John Alchemy examines an upcoming scientific paper that he is participating in, which takes a look at the Guides, and examines methods for revising the way that they are used. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensatio...

Good workers' compensation reports need valid examination data to increase the likelihood of the report being accepted by the insurance provider so that the claim can be brought to a close. In this video, Dr. John Alchemy gives practical advice on how to do this. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our...

Workers' compensation reports are supposed to be objective, but that's not always the outcome. There are biases, old habits, and 'back of the napkin math' involved in many workers' comp claims due to the immense amount of work involved. In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy makes the case for why evidence-based impairment ratings will give the work comp stakeholder a much more...

There are many measurements to take in a workers' compensation claim, and many of them are the dimensions of the pain that the injured worker is experiencing. In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy explains these dimensions. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!...

Treatment burden is a crucial concept in workers' compensation claims. In this episode Dr. John Alchemy explain how this concept works! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more! If you're a workers' compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager chec...

Understanding RateFast from a high level will help users communicate their impairment reports to other stakeholders. Dr. John Alchemy, creator and CEO of RateFast, explains how this knowledge can lead to closing work comp claims quicker than ever before.  For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . Visit our YouTube chann...

Workers' comp injuries can (and often do) contain multiple body parts, adding complexity to the claims. Still, the California workers' comp system is set up to handle such claims. Dr. John Alchemy explains how to handle these types of claims with regards to impairment ratings and reports. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit...

A workers' compensation claim may not end when the claim is settled. The injured worker may require future care. The detail that the provider gives in the final impairment report regarding future care is essential in how the future care is viewed and approved by the insurance adjuster. Dr. John Alchemy explains how future care can be effectively and clearly written by the physician. For more...

Good data integrity means a report that is more likely to stand on its own when scrutinized. What does it mean for your impairment report data to have integrity? Data integrity is a concept we've developed at RateFast which represents the quality of the data that was put into the creation of the report, since the outcome of a report is only as good as the data that was provided.  For more inf...

Dr. John Alchemy discusses one of the most difficult parts of workers' compensation impairment ratings: Apportionment. When a workers' compensation injury involves a pre-existing condition on the injured body system, the physician must calculate apportionment to determine how much functional loss was due to the workplace injury, and how much of it is owed to the pre-existing condition. D...

Dr. John Alchemy and Professor Bruce Bolon, PhD. of Hamline University, give a presentation on pulmonary function testing as it relates to workers' compensation. This is a podcast which has been adapted from a video, so there are references to charts and tables which can be seen on the video on RateFast's YouTube Channel . For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips abou...

Dr. John Alchemy explains when it is necessary to use mathematical interpolation is necessary in workers' compensation impairment ratings. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager check out RateFast Express : the service that writes yo...