California Work Comp Report

Aspiring AMA Guides experts will want to consider getting an ABIME Certification. What is an ABIME Certification? Dr. John Alchemy explains in this episode!

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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…

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 a…

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 re…

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 s…

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 adjuste…

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 …

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' compensati…

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!

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Dr. John Alchemy speaks about the differences between the traditional four corners rating of workers' compensation vs the new RateFast Functional Loss Rating (FLR).

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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 explain…

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 participat…

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 v…

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…

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 explai…

Treatment burden is a crucial concept in workers' compensation claims. In this episode Dr. John Alchemy explain how this concept works!

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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 lea…

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 ex…

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 car…

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 dev…