California Work Comp Report

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 hi…

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…

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 a…

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.

T…

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 …

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 …

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 p…

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 ho…

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. Jo…

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 inj…

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 …

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 …

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 O…

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…

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,…

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 …

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 powe…

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 discu…

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 …