Industry Insights
Moore: Visiting ER a Touchy Subject | 01/27/2023 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
This is my angle on workers' comp emergency rooms as initial medical treatment providers. I am not discouraging anyone to not go to an emergency room. What I am covering is minor injury treatment through emergency rooms. Read on to see how I discovered a massive cost-cutting me...Read More | |||
Moore: X-Mod Projections Are a Budget Helper | 12/19/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I have been asked to provide numerous types of experience modification projections over the years. Why do them? Let us look at an example. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Is Maximum Weekly Benefit Fair to Injured Workers? | 12/02/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
One of the most common disputes I received in my claims/risk management career was when I had to explain a workers' comp maximum weekly benefit to a high-earning injured worker. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp Presentation in Four Easy Steps | 10/21/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Do not let preparing a workers' comp presentation, or any presentation, cause you to stress over what will seem easy once you complete the task. ...Read More | |||
Moore: So You Think You Know WC? | 10/17/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Sharpen your e-pencils and get ready to increase your knowledge of this often overlooked line of insurance. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Are Lower-Cost Standard Exceptions Disappearing for Insureds? | 10/04/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
One of the most common questions I receive now from risk managers concerns the lower-cost standard exceptions disappearing now. Let us first cover the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's definition of a standard exception class code: ...Read More | |||
Moore: Is Workers' Comp Telehealth Still Worth the Time and Expense? | 09/28/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
A few workers' comp telehealth articles have appeared recently in the blogosphere. I titled this article telemedicine. Then I read the somewhat outdated article on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website. You can check it out ...Read More | |||
Moore: Workers' Comp LinkedIn Gripes, Plus One Secret | 09/06/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I first noticed LinkedIn changing when Microsoft purchased it in 2016 for $26.2 billion cash. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Why I Skip the Subject of Comp Fraud | 08/29/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
I am sometimes asked during presentations, at conferences or just in general conversations why I rarely cover workers' comp fraud in the 2,000 articles on this website, but I have covered fraud in a few instances over the last 15 years. ...Read More | |||
Moore: Where Is Workers' Comp Pandemic Data? | 08/22/2022 | ||
By: James Moore | |||
State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
Every few months, I try to stop and compile similarities in questions that we receive — (often now in person) for articles and to hone our workers' comp advice. ...Read More | |||