AI Continuous Injury Pricing in Work Comp

Posted July 15, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

Nobody likes paying more than they have to… for anything! That’s why it’s amazing how much time, energy, and indeed money is wasted for all parties in an inefficient workers’ comp system. Dr. John Alchemy is on the podcast today to explain how AI can truly improve workers’ compensation claims for all parties.

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Precision medicine in Workers Comp and the FLR Method

Posted July 9, 2024 by Cory Oleson

Traditional methods of impairment rating create the conditions for inherently missing data in workers’ comp reports. The amount of detail required to make a report data set ‘complete’ takes a herculean task that combines experience with technology. This is what RateFast does!

Applications of AI in Workers’ Compensation

Posted July 2, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

Artificial intelligence is coming at us fast, and it has exciting implications in the world of workers’ compensation. In fact, it can fit in snugly to many standard aspects of the workers’ compensation framework if done correctly. In this episode, Dr. Alchemy and Cory discuss some of the many possibilities of AI in workers’ comp!

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Functional Loss Rating Time and Money Savings

Posted June 18, 2024 by Cory Oleson

Understanding Confidence in the FLR (Functional Loss Rating) Method

Posted June 18, 2024 by Cory Oleson

Ratefast and Impairment Rating Disruption

Posted June 11, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

We are back with the original podcast episode format with Dr. John Alchemy and Cory Oleson, to discuss the RateFast Functional Loss Rating and how it fits into the RateFast Flash Rating method!
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RateFast Functional Loss Rating Pt. II

Posted May 30, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

Dr. John Alchemy speaks about the differences between the traditional four corners rating of workers’ compensation vs the new RateFast Functional Loss Rating (FLR).

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RateFast Functional Loss Calculator – Introduction

Posted May 24, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

RateFast offers an alternative, or perhaps an upgrade, to the traditional ‘four corners rating’ style of workers’ comp impairment calculation with our Functional Loss Rating. Dr. John Alchemy explains this RateFast Feature in this episode.

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What is a QME? Video Edition

Posted March 26, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

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

Posted March 5, 2024, updated onMay 21, 2025 by Cory Oleson

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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