Iglesias, M.D., Medical Director, Midwest employers Casualty Company will then share how MeCC collaborates with business partners to manage opioid costs and improve the quality of life for the injured employee.
Is It Worth It to Construct and Maintain a WC PPO Network or Should Self Insurers Identify and Try to Avoid Cost Intensive Providers? Edward J. Bernacki, M.D., MPH, Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Occupational Medicine, Johns hopkins university, School of Medicine and executive Director, health, Safety and environment, The Johns hopkins health System and university will discuss how many self-insured programs continue to rely on the traditional PPO network model of driving medical care based on achieving in-network PPO provider/ facility discounts. Alternatively a few enlightened Work Comp program leaders have engaged strategies that drive improved total claim costs by engaging outcome based medical analytics. he will demonstrate how you can learn to reduce total costs while providing high quality care & treatment for your employees while achieving better total cost outcomes. If you are looking for cutting edge strategies to differentiate the quality of care and improve the results of your WC program, this session will provide you with solutions.
roundstone Management, ltd and Marc R. Poulos, executive Director and Counsel, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting • Tips and Tactics - A Guide to Executive Safety Management, presented by John Primozich, CSP, ARM, loss Control Manager, The Builders group of Minnesota and Terry S. Buckhout, regional AvP risk Control, Meadowbrook/TPA Associates • The Annual Self-Insured Group Panel Discussion with Terry Duke, AgComp Self Insurance Fund (SIF), David G. Johnson, Esq., Corporate Counsel, Self Insured Solutions, Edward G. Wright, New York lumbermen’s Insurance Trust Fund • Solutions are Plentiful, Leadership is Scarce, presented by Frank Pennachio, The WorkComp Advisory group • What can Self-Insured Workers’ Comp Payers Learn from the Self-Insured Group Health World? presented by Jennifer Christian, M.D., MPH, President, Webility Corporation, Carrie Hatch, AmeriBen, David Iskowe, Founder and Chairman, enableComp, and Robert Jackson, COO, Stratose, Inc. • Captive Insurance Strategies for Group Health Risks, presented by Andrew Cavenagh, President, Pareto Captive Services, llC The conference will conclude Thursday, May 30th with a conference party that is not to be missed! For more information on SIIA’s 15th Annual Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation executive Forum, including registration and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.siia.org or call (800)851-7789. n
Breakout Sessions will include: • Healthy Employees Mean Healthier Productivity, presented by Randy Gardner, 4g Biometrics • Taking Your Claims From Good to Great, presented by Mark Walls, vice President – Claims, Safety National • Union Carve Out and other Unique Programs, presented by Donald McCully, vice President Sales,
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