What is a QME? Video Edition

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Dr. Alchemy is back to answer the question that we answered years ago in our blog post What is a QME? This time, Dr. Alchemy answers it in video format. Ain’t the future great?

Any way you shake it, a QME (Qualified Medical Evaluator) is a physician who joins work comp claims as an impartial party to work comp claims. However, the job description differs from the actual work done by the QME. In this video, Dr. John Alchemy explains what a QME is, and why QMEs are so common in workers’ compensation claims.

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If you’re a workers’ compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager check out RateFast Express: the service that writes your impairment reports with you!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for podcast episodes? Reach out to us anytime at caworkcompreport@rate-fast.com!

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

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In California, the AMA Guides 5th Edition is used to determine impairment rating for workers’ compensation. In this video, Dr. John Alchemy examines an upcoming scientific paper that he is participating in, which takes a look at the Guides, and examines methods for revising the way that they are used.

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

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Good workers’ compensation reports need valid examination data to increase the likelihood of the report being accepted by the insurance provider so that the claim can be brought to a close. In this video, Dr. John Alchemy gives practical advice on how to do this.
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Evidence-Based Impairment Rating and Claim Settlement

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Workers’ compensation reports are supposed to be objective, but that’s not always the outcome. There are biases, old habits, and ‘back of the napkin math’ involved in many workers’ comp claims due to the immense amount of work involved. In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy makes the case for why evidence-based impairment ratings will give the work comp stakeholder a much more firm leg to stand on in claim settlement.

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If you’re a workers’ compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager check out RateFast Express: the service that writes your impairment reports with you!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for podcast episodes? Reach out to us anytime at caworkcompreport@rate-fast.com!

Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn! 

Understanding the Concept of Treatment Burden

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Treatment burden is a crucial concept in workers’ compensation claims. In this episode Dr. John Alchemy explain how this concept works!

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If you’re a workers’ compensation provider, adjuster, or case manager check out RateFast Express: the service that writes your impairment reports with you!

Questions? Comments? Suggestions for podcast episodes? Reach out to us anytime at caworkcompreport@rate-fast.com!

Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn! 

Staging Multi Body Part Claims: Sequential impairment Rating

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Workers’ comp injuries can (and often do) contain multiple body parts, adding complexity to the claims. Still, the California workers’ comp system is set up to handle such claims. Dr. John Alchemy explains how to handle these types of claims with regards to impairment ratings and reports.
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Future Care: Understanding and Discussing the Roadmap of Future Care

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A workers’ compensation claim may not end when the claim is settled. The injured worker may require future care. The detail that the provider gives in the final impairment report regarding future care is essential in how the future care is viewed and approved by the insurance adjuster. Dr. John Alchemy explains how future care can be effectively and clearly written by the physician.

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Data Integrity: Understanding Foundational Clinic Data

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Good data integrity means a report that is more likely to stand on its own when scrutinized. What does it mean for your impairment report data to have integrity? Data integrity is a concept we’ve developed at RateFast which represents the quality of the data that was put into the creation of the report, since the outcome of a report is only as good as the data that was provided.

Data integrity is provided with each RateFast report as a means to keep the claim as transparent as possible for stakeholders.

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