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California Work Comp Report — 141 episodes

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ABIME Certification

2

Functional Loss Rating - A Scientific and Mathematical Approach Feat. Bruce Bolon

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Identifying Claims at Risk and How the RateFast MMI Tool Helps in Management for Adjusters, Nurse Case Managers, and Doctors

4

Understanding ADLs in AMA Guides 5th Edition and Their Relevance to Workplace Assessments

5

Accurate Pricing of Injuries and Impairment Ratings with RateFast

6

Adjusting Adjusters on AI Impairment Ratings feat. Chris Hall

7

AI Continuous Injury Pricing in Work Comp

8

Applications of AI in Workers' Compensation

9

Ratefast and Impairment Rating Disruption

10

RateFast Functional Loss Rating - Introduction Pt. II

11

RateFast Functional Loss Rating - Introduction

12

A New Impairment Rating Method; Sneak Preview of an Upcoming Scientific Paper

13

Understanding the RateFast Digital Impairment Rating System and the Process of Claims Settlement

14

Evidence-Based Impairment Rating and Claim Settlement

15

Understanding Adjusted Pain Values and MMI

16

Understanding the Concept of Treatment Burden

17

Understanding the RateFast Abstract

18

Staging Multi Body Part Claims: Sequential impairment Rating

19

Future Care: Understanding and Discussing the Roadmap of Future Care

20

Data Integrity: Understanding Foundational Clinic Data

21

Apportionment: Understanding the Drivers of Pre-Existing Conditions

22

Pulmonary Function Testing

23

Understanding Interpolation

24

Understanding Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

25

Impairment Rating Literacy Pt. IV - Scoring Doctors and Impairment Reports

26

Impairment Rating Literacy Pt. III - Big Themes

27

Impairment Rating Literacy Pt. II - Assessing the Skill of the Author

28

Impairment Rating Literacy Pt. I - Taking Inventory

29

RateFast Podcast: Navigating Change - Accountability and Culture Shift in Healthcare Pt. III

30

Navigating Change - Accountability and Culture Shift in Healthcare Pt. II

31

Navigating Change - Accountability and Culture Shift in Healthcare

32

What is an Impairment Rating Pt. IV: Four Corners Rating vs. Almaraz Guzman

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What is an Impairment Rating Pt. III: Diagnostic Testing

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What is an Impairment Rating Pt. II - Physical Examination

35

What is an Impairment Report Pt. I - History and Activities of Daily Living

36

Head Injuries Pt. V - AMA Guides Chapter 18: Post Traumatic Headaches & Combining Impairment Ratings

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Head Injuries Pt. IV - AMA Guides Chapter 14 Post Traumatic Stress and Depression

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Head Injuries Pt. III - AMA Guides Chapters 12: Vision Loss & Chapter 13: Memory Loss

39

Head Injuries Pt. II - AMA Guides Chapter 11: Hearing Loss

40

Head Injuries Pt. I - Overview

41

A Nurse Case Manager's Guide to RateFast Express

42

Taking Rateable Histories 2: Shoulder

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Taking Rateable Histories 1: Lower Back Pain

44

The RateFast Flash Rating

45

5 Reasons Doctors Hate Writing Work Comp Reports

46

The Politics of Impairment Rating Pt. II

47

The Politics of Impairment Rating Pt. I

48

Work Comp Basics: Work Comp Injury, DFA, PR-2, and RFA/UR

49

Putting Down Roots in STEM feat. Bruce Bolon

50

Hamline STEM Start Fundamentals Pt. II of II

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Hamline STEM Start Fundamentals Pt. I of II

52

2023 APS RateFast Presentation Announcement

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The Work Comp College Commencement Pt. III of III feat. Bob Wilson

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The Work Comp College Campus Pt. II of III feat. Bob Wilson

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The Work Comp College Curriculum Pt. I of III feat. Bob Wilson

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Workplace Harassment Pt. IV of IV: A Wretched Chain of Command feat. Paul Costa and John Lavietes

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Workplace Harassment Pt. III of IV - The Time-Honored Tradition of Corruption feat. Paul Costa and John Lavietes

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Workplace Harassment Pt. II of IV - The Rotten Path to Power feat. Paul Costa and John Lavietes

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Workplace Harassment Pt I of IV: A Page from Machiavelli's Book feat. Paul Costa and John Lavietes

60

Medicare Set Asides with Dan Anders Pt. II

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Medicare Set Asides with Dan Anders Pt. I

62

Interview with Workers' Comp Applicants' Attorney Jason Wells Pt. II

63

Interview with Workers' Comp Applicants' Attorney Jason Wells Pt. I

64

Workers' Compensation Impairment Reports as a Safari

65

Interview with Patent Attorney Tom Haverstock

66

Informing Patients About their PR-4 Impairment Reports

67

Workers Comp Impairment Ratings 101 Revisited

68

The McCoy Monarch Fund with Zach Griebel

69

The Gates of Hell Pt. V - Hell and Workers' Compensation

70

When Zero Means More than Nothing

71

The Gates of Hell Pt. IV - Auguste Rodin Building the Gates of Hell

72

Interview with a Pioneer: William A. Norcross MD

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The Gates of Hell Pt. III - We Have Arrived

74

A Bright Future for Tech with Chris Bunting of Roll Over Easy

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The Gates of Hell Pt. II - Raising Inferno

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8 Crucial Points for Great Workers' Comp

77

The Gates of Hell Pt. I - Dante's Florence

78

Medical Provider Sham Peer Review: Welcome to George Orwell's 1984 Ministry of Health

79

Radiculopathy Revisited

80

Podcast: What Primary Treating Physicians actually do in Workers’ Compensation Pt. 2

81

Podcast: What Primary Treating Physicians actually do in Workers’ Compensation Pt. 1

82

RateFast GigaRating: Don't Stop the Press!

83

The RateFast Self-Driving Impairment Report

84

Vertical Impairment Rating and Case Settlement with RateFast!

85

A California Nurse Case Manager's Guide to Discussing MMI with Patients

86

The Data Science and Impairment Rating Advantages of RateFast Digital Analytics

87

Calculating the Integral of ADL Functions in Work Comp Reports

88

Getting those COVID-19 Impairment Ratings Done with RateFast Express

89

Almaraz/Guzman: Your Opinion Matters

90

Practical Advice for Depositions

91

RateFast Express Report by Keyword

92

The RateFast Express Impairment Report Form Makes Life Easier

93

The Pain about... Pain!

94

RateFast's Parity Calculator: Harmony and Dissonance in Work Comp Reports

95

RateFast Shorts: Future Care

96

RateFast Shorts: Adding Body Parts to a Workers' Comp Claim

97

PR-4 Reports Explained! Podcast Edition

98

Telemedicine During the Coronavirus Pandemic

99

CDC Covid-19 Risk Assessment Guidelines and the RateFast Risk Assessment Tool

100

Permanent Disability Rating Feat. Dr. John Alchemy and Attorney Phil Walker

101

RateFast Express with Chris Hall

102

What Will Become of the Independent Contractor in California with Phil Walker Pt. 2

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What Will Become of the Independent Contractor in California with Phil Walker Pt. 1

104

Archive Episode: 6-1-19 Spine Specialist with Dr. Athanassious

105

Archive Episode: 5-5-15 How to Submit an RFA

106

Archive Episode: 4-16-15 Digitization of Workers' Comp

107

Archive Episode: 4-9-15 Workers' Comp Fraud

108

Archive Episode: 3-30-15 Apportionment in Workers' Comp

109

Archive Episode: 3-30-19 MMI (Maximum Medical Improvement)

110

Archive Episode: 3-18-15 PR-2 Report

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Archive Episode: 3/18/19 PR-4 Permanent Stationary Report

112

Archive Episode: 2-10-15 Doctor's First Report

113

Technocracy and the Fate of the Expert

114

Permanence and Whole Person Impairment

115

New Technologies That Could Greatly Improve Work Comp

116

Functional Limitations and Workplace Restrictions

117

Making A Workers' Comp Clinic Profitable

118

The Challenges of Work Comp Clinics

119

Aggravation vs. Exacerbation

120

Data Integrity: The 10,000 Foot View

121

AMA Guides Section 1.2 Rating Tool

122

Impairment Rating FAQ

123

The Elephant in the Room: Data Set Completeness

124

RateFast MMI Calculator

125

Making Your Clinic into a Workers' Comp Clinic

126

Dr. Richard Patel Informs Us on Tackling Opioid Addiction

127

Impairment Rating Accuracy: When Less is More

128

Radiculopathy

129

Skin Impairment Calculation

130

Impairment Rating Deserts

131

RateFast Recovery Score Index

132

Probability in Workers' Compensation

133

Percentiles in Workers' Compensation

134

Automation is Coming to Workers' Compensation

135

Welcome to the RateFast Engine Room: Special Guest Marten Thompson

136

Automated Impairment Rating: The Science Behind The Engine

137

Reliability of Important Data: From the Chicken Price Index to Workers' Compensation

138

The Art of Workers' Compensation

139

Injury Mapping: Changing California Workers' Comp, Part Two

140

Injury Mapping in Workers' Compensation

141

Occupational Telemedicine: Disrupting Worker's Compensation