• 17 minutes 45 seconds
    ABIME Certification

    Aspiring AMA Guides experts will want to consider getting an ABIME Certification. What is an ABIME Certification? Dr. John Alchemy explains in this episode!

    Check out the ABIME website here: https://abime.org 

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    2 December 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 44 seconds
    Functional Loss Rating - A Scientific and Mathematical Approach Feat. Bruce Bolon

    Hamline University Professor of Physics Bruce Bolon joins Dr. John Alchemy to discuss their collaborative studies on the RateFast Functional Loss Rating Method and, as well as a bit of the scientific approach to the development of the method.

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    24 October 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 14 minutes 14 seconds
    Identifying Claims at Risk and How the RateFast MMI Tool Helps in Management for Adjusters, Nurse Case Managers, and Doctors

    You wouldn't go into the forest without the proper tools, why would you go into a workers' compensation claim without the proper tools?! Dr. John Alchemy explains how the RateFast MMI tool benefits all stakeholders in workers' compensation claims.

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers’ compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    9 September 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 51 seconds
    Understanding ADLs in AMA Guides 5th Edition and Their Relevance to Workplace Assessments

    The 34 ADLs (Activities of Daily Living) cover day to day things like brushing one's teeth or getting dressed, but these aren't necessarily the things one does for their job. So how are these ADLs relevant for assessing a workplace injury? In this episode, Dr. John Alchemy explains how ADLs help us understand workplace injuries and how they are balanced against the WPI (Whole Person Impairment).

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    22 August 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 40 seconds
    Accurate Pricing of Injuries and Impairment Ratings with RateFast

    Workers' compensation claims can vary wildly in price, and they are often more expensive than they need to be. Listen to our episode where Dr. John Alchemy provides a breakdown of what causes these seemingly arbitrary prices, and what can be done to minimize the costs for all stakeholders!

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    29 July 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 56 seconds
    Adjusting Adjusters on AI Impairment Ratings feat. Chris Hall

    Old habits die hard, but how important are they to cling to when the alternative is freedom from frustration and cost savings? Dr. John Alchemy speaks with RateFast's Chris Hall about getting adjusters onboard with new technologies in order to help all work comp stakeholders towards claim resolution!

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    15 July 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 45 seconds
    AI Continuous Injury Pricing in Work Comp

    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.

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    15 July 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 17 seconds
    Applications of AI in Workers' Compensation

    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!

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    2 July 2024, 2:00 pm
  • 17 minutes 53 seconds
    Ratefast and Impairment Rating Disruption

    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!

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    11 June 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 5 minutes 32 seconds
    RateFast Functional Loss Rating - Introduction Pt. II

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

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    30 May 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 3 minutes 57 seconds
    RateFast Functional Loss Rating - Introduction

    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.

    For more information on this episode, and other helpful tips about workers' compensation, visit the RateFast Blog. Visit our YouTube channel to see this video and more!

    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 [email protected]!

    Connect with RateFast CEO Dr. John Alchemy on LinkedIn!

    24 May 2024, 4:00 pm
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