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California Work Comp Report

The California Work Comp Report is a series created for California Workers' Compensation Professionals, as well as injured workers. In a series of interviews with professional expert, Dr. John Alchemy, all aspects of Workers' Compensation Claims in California are demystified. Plus we cover current events and special CA WorkComp news.

Medicine Science & Medicine
Update frequency
every 15 days
Average duration
22 minutes
Episodes
141
Years Active
2016 - 2024
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AMA Guides Section 1.2 Rating Tool

AMA Guides Section 1.2 Rating Tool

Dr. John Alchemy explains a crucial utility in the RateFast suite which ensures a rating other than 0% WPI on rated injuries in which ADLs are still affected in this month's podcast.

For more informat…

00:17:11  |   Sun 09 Dec 2018
Impairment Rating FAQ

Impairment Rating FAQ

This month's California Work Comp Report follows Dr. John Alchemy and host Cory Oleson, as they discuss the curious case of impairment rating FAQs.

For more information on this episode, and other help…

00:29:43  |   Tue 13 Nov 2018
The Elephant in the Room: Data Set Completeness

The Elephant in the Room: Data Set Completeness

Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson drum up some colorful metaphors to explain the workings of Data Set Completeness in this month's California Work Comp Report podcast.

For more information on this epis…

00:23:48  |   Wed 10 Oct 2018
RateFast MMI Calculator

RateFast MMI Calculator

Hear Dr. John Alchemy describe the free, easy to use RateFast MMI Calculator in this month's California Work Comp Report podcast. No login required!

For more information on this episode, and other hel…

00:23:04  |   Mon 10 Sep 2018
Making Your Clinic into a Workers' Comp Clinic

Making Your Clinic into a Workers' Comp Clinic

Join us as we listen to Dr. John Alchemy's sage advice on turning your clinic into a workers' compensation clinic on this month's California Work Comp Report Podcast.

For more information on this epis…

00:34:24  |   Wed 08 Aug 2018
Dr. Richard Patel Informs Us on Tackling Opioid Addiction

Dr. Richard Patel Informs Us on Tackling Opioid Addiction

Dr. Richard Patel helps us understand addiction to opioids, and to drugs at large, in our most recent podcast for the California Work Comp Report.

For more information on this episode, and other helpf…

00:38:17  |   Wed 04 Jul 2018
Impairment Rating Accuracy: When Less is More

Impairment Rating Accuracy: When Less is More

Dr. John Alchemy fills us in on how RateFast stays at the forefront of workers' comp by creating his Class Standard Report in our most recent podcast.

For more information on this episode, and other h…

00:36:50  |   Wed 25 Apr 2018
Radiculopathy

Radiculopathy

It isn't as ridiculous as it sounds! Dr. John Alchemy helps clear up common misconceptions about what Radiculopathy is, backed by data in the AMA Guides. Check out the podcast here.

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00:20:05  |   Thu 12 Apr 2018
Skin Impairment Calculation

Skin Impairment Calculation

Join host Cory Oleson, Dr. John Alchemy, and Arun Croll as we scratch the surface of calculating skin impairment in workers' compensation. Listen to the podcast here.

For more information on this epis…

00:28:00  |   Fri 02 Mar 2018
Impairment Rating Deserts

Impairment Rating Deserts

Dr. John Alchemy educates us about the concept of Impairment Rating Deserts, what they are, and what RateFast can do 'make it rain'. Listen to our most recent podcast here.

For more information on thi…

00:17:47  |   Tue 06 Feb 2018
RateFast Recovery Score Index

RateFast Recovery Score Index

Join RateFast's Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson as we reveal the usefulness of the RRSI (RateFast Recovery Score Index) in our most recent podcast.

For more information on this episode, and other hel…

00:17:01  |   Wed 10 Jan 2018
Probability in Workers' Compensation

Probability in Workers' Compensation

Join Marten Thompson and Claire Williams for a discussion of probability and its implications for Workers' Compensation Datasets.

For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about wor…

00:12:26  |   Mon 21 Aug 2017
Percentiles in Workers' Compensation

Percentiles in Workers' Compensation

Listen to the latest episode of the California Workers' Comp Report as RateFast intern Marten Thompson fills us in on the mathematics of percentiles in WorkComp.

For more information on this episode, …

00:10:46  |   Sun 25 Jun 2017
Automation is Coming to Workers' Compensation

Automation is Coming to Workers' Compensation

Statistics show that even the weathered expert can have a large margin for error when it comes to impairment ratings. With the help of automation, RateFast can streamline the task of rating injuries …

00:17:36  |   Fri 28 Apr 2017
Welcome to the RateFast Engine Room: Special Guest Marten Thompson

Welcome to the RateFast Engine Room: Special Guest Marten Thompson

The California Work Comp Report welcomes guest Marten Thompson to discuss statistical analysis, six sigma, and workers' compensation! Listen now.

For more information on this episode, and other helpf…

00:09:18  |   Thu 06 Apr 2017
Automated Impairment Rating: The Science Behind The Engine

Automated Impairment Rating: The Science Behind The Engine

RateFast offers automated impairment rating, making the promise to providers and injured workers to generate accurate analysis of occupational injuries based on the American Medical Association Guide…

00:14:08  |   Tue 28 Feb 2017
Reliability of Important Data: From the Chicken Price Index to Workers' Compensation

Reliability of Important Data: From the Chicken Price Index to Workers' Compensation

A recent story about the reliability of the Georgia-Dock chicken price index brings up important questions about how blindly we can rely on data, and what happens as a consequence in Workers' Compens…

00:18:50  |   Mon 02 Jan 2017
The Art of Workers' Compensation

The Art of Workers' Compensation

Join special guest Dr. Nissen as he discusses the 'art' of workers' comp reporting, transparency in medical care, and what it means to be a Qualified Medical Examiner today.

For more information on th…

00:16:16  |   Sun 27 Nov 2016
Injury Mapping: Changing California Workers' Comp, Part Two

Injury Mapping: Changing California Workers' Comp, Part Two

Join Dr. John Alchemy for part two of this three part special on injury mapping in California Workers' Compensation.

For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compens…

00:19:08  |   Thu 17 Nov 2016
Injury Mapping in Workers' Compensation

Injury Mapping in Workers' Compensation

Join Dr. John Alchemy as we delve into a new solution for workers' compensation: injury mapping.

For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the Rat…

00:13:55  |   Mon 24 Oct 2016
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