Jacksonville, FL – One Call has announced a new free webinar taking place tomorrow where Thomas Novelli, VP of Government Relations & Public Affairs and Susan Curley, Director of Government Relations will lead a roundtable discussing how COVID-19 has prompted regulation changes for telehealth services, specifically telerehab. COVID-19 has become a complex disruptor within the… [Read more]
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Laura Gorman, RN Joins MTI America as Dental Product Leader
Pompano Beach, FL – MTI America recently announced that Laura Gorman has joined the company as Dental Product Leader. Ms. Gorman is responsible for the oversight of MTI America’s dental program as well as client liaison with key clients. She will manage the policies and procedures of the dental program as well as oversee client… [Read more]
PsyBar Expands Teleassessment Exam Services in Response to COVID-19
Minneapolis, MN – PsyBar, a division of The IMA Group, recently announced the expansion of its teleassessment services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Urgently-needed behavioral health forensic pre-employment, independent medical exams (IMEs) and fitness for duty exam (FFDE) evaluations can now be provided via a secure, online platform. With all employment and disability screening… [Read more]
WCRI Study: Total Costs per TX Workers’ Comp Claim Stable as Component Changes Offset
Cambridge, MA – Total costs per workers’ compensation claim and key components in Texas were stable from 2013 to 2018, masking offsetting changes within the period, according to a recent study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). Total costs per claim in Texas were among the lowest of the 18 study states for 2016… [Read more]
Pinnacol Begins Offering Free Safety Consultations in Response to COVID-19
Denver, CO – As COVID-19 swept across Colorado, businesses quickly modified their operations — sometimes in days — to adjust to lockdown orders, new social distancing guidelines and widespread uncertainty. Pinnacol Assurance is advising employers that they should be vigilant about known as well as new safety hazards as operational modifications in response to COVID-19… [Read more]
Texas Mutual Names New Senior Vice President of Underwriting
Austin, TX – Texas Mutual Insurance Company recently announced Jeff Lentz as the company’s senior vice president (SVP) of underwriting. Lentz will oversee the company’s corporate underwriting, underwriting support services, regional underwriting, distribution, agency operations, business development and customer engagement. “We have a long history of taking care of our agents, policyholders and injured workers,… [Read more]
CA DWC Cancels 27th Annual Educational Conference in Los Angeles
San Francisco, CA – The Governor Newsom’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order and the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency requires the California Division of Workers’ Compensation to cancel the Annual DWC Educational Conference in Los Angeles until next year. The conference, which had been originally scheduled for March 26-27 at the Marriott LAX Hotel, was… [Read more]
Safety National Webinar: The New Norm: Strategies to Reopen Your Business Safely During COVID-19
St. Louis, MO – Safety National recently announced a new complimentary webinar, noting that states are preparing to reopen businesses in coming months, but doing so safely requires thorough planning and preparation. How do you mitigate transmission of COVID-19 in your workplace? What workforce challenges should you anticipate as employees return? How do you demonstrate… [Read more]
Doug Markham Joins The IMA Group as Chief Strategy Officer
Tarrytown, NY – Doug Markham recently joined The IMA Group (IMA) as Chief Strategy Officer. IMA provides medical and psychological evaluations, as well as clinical research, working with employers, insurance carriers, TPAs, and government agencies nationwide. “One of the most important things we can do as an organization is to help people get back to… [Read more]
Coventry’s Pam Gore Receives Beverley Boesch Legacy Award
Downers Grove, IL – Coventry recently announced that Nurse Consultant Pamela Gore has received the 2019 Beverley Boesch Legacy Award again this year. Beverly Boesch was a highly respected Registered Nurse within the workers’ compensation industry who was instrumental in coordinating care and treatment for injured workers. The award in her honor was created in… [Read more]