Industry Insights
Getting the Word Out on Cancer in IBM Workers | 12/30/2006 | ||
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By Dick Clapp The publication of my article on mortality among IBM workers was the culmination of a two and a half year process. I obtained the data, which included information on the deaths of nearly 32,000 former workers who had died b...Read More | |||
Gun Boats on the Kennebec? Comp Medical Costs Sinking Bath Iron Works | 11/18/2006 | ||
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By Jon Coppelman Bath Iron Works (BIW) builds ships. The first was The Cottage City, a passenger steamer completed in 1890. Over the past two decades, their work has been limited to building destroyers for the US Navy. We read in the Kennebec Journal that the builder of destroyers is bein...Read More | |||
Guidelines, Disability and a Study | 08/26/2006 | ||
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The May 2006 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reports that implementation of a disability management program at Shell Oil Company using the Medgate software along with Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) resulted in a significant reduction in total absence. A...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 6 | 06/04/2005 | ||
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This is the sixth and final installment in a series by Pamela W. Foust. Earlier installments can be read by clicking on the article title in the side-bar at right. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles Munger Its All Just Business...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 5 | 05/22/2005 | ||
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This is the fifth in a series of six by Pamela W. Foust. Earlier installments can be read by clicking on the article title in the side-bar at right. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles Munger Part Five: Going to Trial On th...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 4 | 05/07/2005 | ||
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This is the fourth in a series of six by Pamela W. Foust. Earlier installments can be read by clicking on the article title in the side-bar at right. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles Munger Part Four: The Settlement Conference...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 3 | 04/23/2005 | ||
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This is the third in a series of six by Pamela W. Foust. Earlier installments can be read by clicking on the article title in the side-bar at right. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles Munger Part Three - Referral to Defense Counsel...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 2 | 04/09/2005 | ||
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This is the second in a series of six by Pamela W. Foust. Earlier installments can be read by clicking on the article title in the side-bar at right. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles Munger Part Two - Doctors and Lawyers The...Read More | |||
Good Business Sense: Part 1 | 03/27/2005 | ||
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This is the first in a seris of six by Pamela W. Foust. "A system that's easy to game destroys human character." - Charles MungerPart 1: A Claim Occurs Once upon a time there was a machine operator who worked for a small fabrication shop. He was not a...Read More | |||
Get Ready for the Train Wreck to Happen | 09/25/2004 | ||
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The following is a letter/editorial by Steve Pierce, one of the principles in VocAide and an industry veteran of over 20 years. Steve uses his industry experience to make some compelling arguments about the future of claims handling in light of the vocational voucher system, and some unintended cons...Read More | |||