California Work Comp Report

We continue our dive into the Hamline STEM Start program from Hamline University for high school students entering the world of STEM, by interviewing professor Bruce Bolon of Hamline University, one of the spearheads of the program. Bruce gives some illuminating information about struggles students have in the field, and ways that they can be the best STEM students they can be! For more informatio...

This week we're back with Dr. John Alchemy to wrap up the first part of our discussion on the Hamline STEM Start program at Hamline University ! 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 wri...

This week we're joined by Dr. John Alchemy to discuss the Hamline STEM Start program at Hamline University ! 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 your impairment reports with you...

In this episode, we discuss RateFast associate, Hamline University professor Jerry Artz giving a presentation using our software, titled Shoulder Integrity Evaluation of Whole Person Impairment Rating Specialists . 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,...

For the final entry in our series, we are joined by Bob Wilson, president of Work Comp College , an institution aimed at the education of workers' compensation professionals. In this episode, we discuss the purpose of work comp college, and what attendees can hope to learn there! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast...

For this second in a three part series, we are joined by Bob Wilson, president of Work Comp College , an institution aimed at the education of workers' compensation professionals. In this episode, we discuss the purpose of work comp college, and what attendees can hope to learn there! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the Rate...

For this first of a three part series, we are joined by Bob Wilson, president of Work Comp College , an institution aimed at the education of workers' compensation professionals. In this episode, we discuss the purpose of work comp college, and what attendees can hope to learn there! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateF...

This is the fourth and final episode in our four part series, where Dr. John Alchemy speaks with returning guest, historian Paul Costa and professional copywriter John Lavietes about the subtle dynamics of workplace harassment, how it can be spotted, and what to do about it if it's happening to others, or yourself. Here is a link to Paul's site , and here is a link to John's LinkedI...

This is the third episode in our four part series, where Dr. John Alchemy speaks with returning guest, historian Paul Costa and professional copywriter John Lavietes about the subtle dynamics of workplace harassment, how it can be spotted, and what to do about it if it's happening to others, or yourself. Here is a link to Paul's site , and here is a link to John's LinkedIn . For mor...

This is the second episode in our four part series, where Dr. John Alchemy speaks with returning guest, historian Paul Costa and professional copywriter John Lavietes about the subtle dynamics of workplace harassment, how it can be spotted, and what to do about it if it's happening to others, or yourself. Here is a link to Paul's site , and here is a link to John's LinkedIn . If you...

On this first episode in our four part series, Dr. John Alchemy speaks with returning guest, historian Paul Costa and professional copywriter John Lavietes about the subtle dynamics of workplace harassment, how it can be spotted, and what to do about it if it's happening to others, or yourself. Here is a link to Paul's site , and here is a link to John's LinkedIn . For more informat...

In this final episode in our series with Dan Anders, Chief Compliance Officer of Tower MSA , we talk about what MSAs (Medicare Set Asides) are in general, and how they are applied in workers' compensation. Mr. Anders also has his own podcast called Set Aside Some Time where he delves even further into the world of MSAs. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about worker...

This week we speak to Dan Anders, Chief Compliance Officer of Tower MSA about what MSAs (Medicare Set Asides) are in general, and how they are applied in workers' compensation. Mr. Anders also has his own podcast called Set Aside Some Time where he delves even further into the world of MSAs. This is part one of a two part series with Dan, so make sure to stay tuned! For more information on th...

This episode is part two of a series where we interview California Work Comp Applicant's attorney Jason Wells about his lifetime experience with workers' compensation, and some tips that he'd like to extend to injured workers. Jason expands upon his experience in the field, and ways for stakeholders to look at a work comp claim in order to better understand it. Jason's practice...

Happy 2023! The California Work Comp Report is excited to announce that we're starting this year off with a new podcast format! We will be posting shorter podcasts more often, so there will be just as much California Work Comp Report coming at you at a more steady stream! This episode is part of a series where we interview California Work Comp Applicant's attorney Jason Wells about his l...

When working as a conservator of nature, it's important to address the delicate balance that allows us to observe a living thing without detrimentally affecting the way it moves in its environment. This is the way that Dr. John Alchemy invites us to think about workers' compensation data as it lives within the context of the work comp impairment report. Which data needs to be watched clo...

Dr. John Alchemy meets with California patent attorney Tom Haverstock to discuss patent law, the process of submitting and receiving a patent, and much more! 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...

In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy elucidates the process of informing workers' comp patients about their impairment ratings, and focuses on how to keep communication clear and open with them through their work comp journey. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compensation provid...

This month, the California Work Comp Report Team of Dr. John Alchemy, MD and Cory Oleson discuss the fundamentals of workers' compensation PR-4 reports. We discuss the PR-4 report from a provider's perspective, in order to get a more in-depth look at what it takes to do it right the first time, so that you have a better chance of getting your report accepted by the insurance carrier. For...

This month we interview Hamline University undergrad Zach Griebel, who is a recipient of the McCoy Monarch Fund scholarship . Zach tells us about his experience working with Hamline professors, and how the McCoy Monarch Fund assists Zach's day-to-day life as a student. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If y...

We have arrived at the conclusion of our series on Dante's poem Inferno and Rodin's sculpture The Gates of Hell where we finally explore the topic of how this relates to workers' compensation. Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson explore the metaphor between the injured worker's experience through a claim that is dragging on, and Dante's experience going through hell. It'...

Expanding on the idea of 0% WPI in workers' comp claims from previous episodes, Dr. John Alchemy takes this opportunity to elaborate that 0% WPI doesn't necessarily mean that everything about the injury is 'in the clear'. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compen...

Part IV of our podcast series on Dante's Inferno, and Rodin's Gates of Hell. Here we behold the gates in the flesh. In this penultimate episode of our series, we travel with Historian of Italian art and owner of Tuscan Tour Guide ,  Paul Costa, into the early 20th century to meet Auguste Rodin. We learn about how Rodin interpreted Dante's vision to sculpt his depiction of the Gates...

This month we are joined by very special guest, Dr. William Norcross, MD, whose accomplishments include establishing the UCSD PACE Program to help physicians mental health, as well as being the educational mentor of RateFast's own Dr. John Alchemy, MD! We speak with William about the mental health of doctors is a crisis all its own, compounded by the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also d...

Part III of our podcast on Dante's Inferno, and Rodin's Gates of Hell. Keep your arms, legs, and bifurcated tails in the vehicle at all times. We are going down. Historian of Italian art and owner of Tuscan Tour Guide ,  Paul Costa, brings us along the path that Dante and his guide Virgil took on their trip through hell. But why Dante? And Rodin, the guy who made The Thinker? What does t...