CWCI Names Associate Research Director

The California Workers' Compensation Institute (CWCI) announced Tuesday that it has appointed John Ireland as associate research director. Ireland previously was business line manager for occupational health sales and marketing for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. During his 12-year tenure at Kaiser, he was involved in a number of major workers' compensation medical care projects, including development of Kaiser's Health Care Organization and Medical Provider Network, the 24-Hour Coverage Pilot Project, and the State Compensation Insurance Fund/Kaiser Alliance, CWCI said in a press release. A ...