California Work Comp Report

This month we are joined by Chris Bunting of Roll Over Easy , a podcast blending today's exciting tech developments with day to day life in beautiful San Francisco. Chris, Dr. John Alchemy, and Cory Oleson, discuss current trends in tech, and the speed at which things develop, in hopes of seeing a brighter tomorrow for technology as it pertains to workers' compensation. This is an exciti...

Part II of our trip to hell and back! Historian of Italian art and owner of Tuscan Tour Guide ,  Paul Costa, brings us into the life and times of Dante Alighieri, his influence and how he saw the world around him. But why Dante? What does this have to do with workers' compensation? We will arrive at the answer at the end of our series. To get there, we must go through Inferno itself. See you...

They say that about 80% of the job only requires 20% of the work. Matter of fact, doing the job right will help eliminate a lot of the work where bad habits are developed. That's why in this episode, Dr. John Alchemy schools Cory Oleson on the 8 crucial points for great work comp. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast...

This is a special series, and a bit of a change from our usual workers' compensation programming. Historian of Italian art and owner of Tuscan Tour Guide ,  Paul Costa, takes us on a trip to the dark ages, to get a glimpse of what life was like in late 13th century Florence and surrounding cities. Paul illustrates the factors that imposed upon the daily life of the common people during this t...

In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy discusses with returning guest Phil Walker the nefarious malpractice known as sham peer review, and how the petty grudges of medical professionals with too much power can result in far reaching consequences for innocent patients. Also discussed is what to do if you think you're a medical professional who is a victim of sham peer review. For more information o...

Is it radical? Is it ridiculous? It's radiculopathy! One of our favorite words here in workers' compensation, if nothing else, because it's just fun to say. Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson are discussing the 'root' of radiculopathy pain and some of the truths and not-so-truths about radiculopathy! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers&...

Picking up from last episode, Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson discuss a few of the more frustrating road blocks in workers' compensation for PTPs, which end up making the whole claim more difficult than it has to be. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compensation provider, ad...

Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson discuss the PTP (Primary Treating Physician)'s central role in a workers' compensation claim, and the pitfalls of communication between stakeholders. 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...

It's an exciting time at RateFast as we announce the rollout of the RateFast GigaRating, the most powerful tool in RateFast's toolkit to date! Inspired by the work of Tesla, Inc. Dr. John Alchemy outlines the next great step on the work comp path to perfection. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you&...

New technologies are applied to old, outdated systems. People attached to the old, bad technologies will point out how the new technology bares no resemblance to what they're used to. It makes you wonder why that is. We spoke to Dr. John Alchemy about a few analogies pertaining to those clinging to something that flat out doesn't work. For more information on this episode, and other help...

When everybody has a stake in the claim, the best possible conclusion that all parties can come to is the truth. For this you need an objective party, and RateFast is that party. This month, Dr. John Alchemy explains vertical impairment rating in RateFast reports. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're...

Dr. John Alchemy answers questions submitted by Nurse Case Managers regarding ways of discussing common work comp questions with their patients. 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 y...

We're in the age of data! Data helps us improve things in our day to day life, as well as track the progress of our ventures. Data analytics could be incredibly helpful to workers' compensation as a whole, we know because we've seen it. Dr. John Alchemy expands on RateFast data analytics and how it helps close workers' compensation claims. For more information on this episode,...

Dr. John Alchemy educates Cory about a crucial step for physicians when writing every workers' compensation impairment report. 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 impairmen...

Dr. Alchemy and Cory discuss what it's like being a workers' comp doctor navigating the largely uncharted terrain of rating COVID-19 workers' comp claims. It's not an easy job, especially in a notoriously difficult field. Fortunately, RateFast Express offers COVID-19 specific impairment ratings, staying up do date with all the new information regarding the virus. For more infor...

Dr. John Alchemy outlines the Almaraz/Guzman II ruling in respects to California workers' compensation, detailing when it should be applied, how it should be applied, and why it's so important for both physicians and injured workers. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' comp...

Dr. Alchemy and Cory discuss what to expect as a work comp physician when being deposed by an attorney. This month's podcast is filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and cautionary tales that you don't wanna miss! For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compensation provider...

Dr. John Alchemy goes into detail about RateFast Express' Report by Keyword feature, which takes commonly misused terms in Workers' Comp reports, and translates them into the proper verbiage that an insurance adjuster would expect to see, further advancing RateFast as the leader in writing accurate and efficient work comp reports! For more information on this episode, and other helpful t...

Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson discuss the RateFast Express Impairment Report form, and how it takes the guesswork, and the make-it-up-as-you-go-work out of workers' comp impairment report writing. 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 ma...

Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson discuss the proper way for a workers' comp physician to measure patient pain, and some of the common mistakes made in measuring pain that extends work comp claims longer than they need to be. For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog . If you're a workers' compensation provi...

Dr. John Alchemy describes the new feature of RateFast: the Parity Calculator, and illustrates the importance of keeping congruence between objective findings and subjective measurements when writing a workers' comp report. Try RateFast Workers’ Compensation Software Suite at www.rate-fast.comAnd check out our blog at https://blog.rate-fast.com 

RateFast founder and CEO, Dr. John Alchemy answers a question which comes up periodically with workers' comp claims: How do I add a body part to an existing workers' comp claim? 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 R...

RateFast Founder and CEO Dr. John Alchemy gives a lesson on handling future care for workers' compensation patients once a workers' compensation claim has reached MMI (Maximum Medical Improvement). 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...

We have condensed RateFast’s YouTube Video Playlist: PR-4 reports explained, into a single podcast episode, so that you can touch up on how to do PR-4 reports properly while you’re on the go! In this podcast, we hear interviews and sessions with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy, and RateFast Director of Sales, Chris Hall. If you're a workers' compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager...

Dr. John Alchemy explains the importance of telemedicine in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Also, try the FREE RateFast CDC COVID-19 Risk Assessment Calculator at covidriskcalculator.net 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 ou...