SPeaKer - SIIA
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Presented by:<br />
Workers’<br />
CompensationTRack<br />
Continued<br />
How Obesity, Smoking and Alcohol is Spiking Your Workers’ Comp Costs<br />
Wellness programs effect have been well documented and their long term affects on Group Health Plans. Participants will walk through how<br />
a wellness program can actually impact a workers’ compensation program, uniquely addressing how there are short and long term outcomes.<br />
Learn about a pioneered post-accident program that specifically targets injured workers’ compensation morbidities that can be inhibitors to a<br />
return to work. Obesity, smoking and diabetes can delay a return to work. Whether you are responsible for workers’ compensation or your<br />
organizations health plan, you can pick up insights on how to better your program.<br />
SPEAKER<br />
Avrom Simon, M.D., MPH, CPE<br />
Medical Director<br />
MCM Solutions for Better Health<br />
Cost Containment in the Hot Zone, Part I: The TPA Blueprint Process<br />
California is the hot zone for Work Comp claims costs. Medical costs on indemnity claims are up 60% since 2005. The TPA Blueprint process<br />
is the model for creating a self-insured-TPA partnership that can take the heat and produce better outcomes<br />
SPEAKER<br />
Barry Bloom<br />
Consultant<br />
Cost Containment in the Hot Zone, Part II: Clinical and Litigation<br />
Management on the Leading Edge<br />
California is the hot zone for Work Comp claims costs. Medical liens are tying up the system. Litigation is racing ahead of national averages.<br />
Erosion and rollbacks of the 2004 reforms are underway. This session will introduce and review leading edge clinical and litigation<br />
management programs that help employers have positive cost containment<br />
in a treacherous environment.<br />
SPEAKER Barry Bloom Additional Speakers to be announced.<br />
Consultant<br />
Hot Topics for Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurers<br />
This will be a moderated roundtable discussion designed to encourage a free exchange of questions and comments about the latest “hot<br />
topics” of interest to workers’ compensation self-insurers an informal setting.<br />
moderatoRs Duke Niedringhaus Charlie Caldwell<br />
Vice President<br />
J.W. Terrill, Inc.<br />
President & CEO<br />
Midlands Management Corporation<br />
800.851.7789 | www.siia.org
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