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Highlights From the NWCDC
The Annual National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference® & Expo is the top annual event for the comp and disability community. This year's show in Chicago featured excellent updates on regulatory and markets issues. Read all of our write-ups here:
WEDNESDAY Economy, Healthcare Reform Lead Concerns of Workers' Comp, Disability Managers
---------------------------------------- Improving Federal Comp Practices a Win for Taxpayers Sue Wetherington says weathering the stormy economy means leveraging light duty. Tough economic times call for more prudent business measures, especially when tax dollars are at stake. ---------------------------------------- The Aging of the American Workforce and Its Impact on Claims Management Two Liberty Mutual executives point to the increased complexity of managing the health and rehabilitation of workers staying on the job longer due to the Great Recession. ---------------------------------------- Pimentel: How to Cope in Times of Cutbacks With CEOs and CFOs "circling the wagons," comp managers urged to present their departments as profit centers. ---------------------------------------- Workers' Comp Managers Going Back-to-Basics to Manage Claims Costs A focus on safety, removing subrogation from contracts, demanding transparency and scrutinizing medical management has helped Marriott, Aramark overcome claims challenges . ---------------------------------------- Medical Privacy Regs Should Be Comp Requirement Too The workers' comp and disability industry can basically make up its own rules for medical information privacy, according to an attorney. Better yet, follow guidelines set for the healthcare side, such as the new HITECH Act. ---------------------------------------- THURSDAY The 2 Biggest and Latest Themes in New Workers' Comp Products & Services The showroom floor at the nation's top workers' comp conference isn't just a place to pick up free pens, candies and beach bags. It's a great place to learn about the significant trends in the industry. ------------------------------ Periodic Rolls Are Not an Automatic Lost Cause Persistence and staying in touch are paramount to getting disabled claimants back to work. Privacy, nondiscrimination laws are the big issues. ------------------------------ Richard Pimentel: How I Saved Myself (and Three Foster Children) A disability consultant's word is his bond as he takes in foster children and saves their lives. ------------------------------ Focus on Return-to-Work to Save Company Dollars During Recession Providing light-duty options and offering financial incentives to departments and locations can improve the speed of returning workers to full capacity. ------------------------------ Get in Line for Medicare Set-Aside Questions The new Medicare-eligible workers' compensation reporting requirements keep the questions coming. ---------------------------------------- FRIDAY Ergonomics could take center stage again in the new administration. Employers, be prepared. --------------------- The employees who just watched their co-worker get laid off are bubbling under the surface: Give them some attention before their troubled emotions turn into workers' comp claims. --------------------- SEPTA comes a long way from its early days of return-to-work and underscores the importance of transitional duty within the RTW structure. --------------------- Reducing Workers' Comp Costs Through Wellness Programs? What a Laugh! No, it's really true. You can cut your disability costs through wellness programs. --------------------- Triple-A-Rated ADA Enforcement The new ADA Amendments Act--the so-called AD Triple A--will turn the tables on employers. Beware, all that follow the path of Sears. December 1, 2009 Copyright 2009© LRP Publications |
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