PRIMA Institute 2019 by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

On this week's podcast we'll discuss developing your ada self - evaluation and transition plan with Dana Barton who is the director for the Rocky Mountain Ada Center in Colorado.By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

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On this week’s episode we will discuss disaster recovery in workers' compensation looking at the differences between Hurricane Harvey that hit the state of Texas the the campfire that impacted California. Lisa Anne Bickford is the director of Worker's compensation government relations at Coventry healthcare.…

We'll discuss cross generational workforces today on this podcast with Sharon who is the human resources and employment risk consultant and trainer for cities and counties in Oregon.I define cross generational workforces as groups of employees born and raised during different generations that are currently working together on the same team, sam ...…

On this PRIMA podcast Richard Spiers will discuss key considerations in high-profile critical incidents. Richard has been in the insurance industry since 1980. He has served as a Claims Executive in the reinsurance and excess marketplace since 1985.By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

On this PRIMA podcast, Robin Leal will discuss Sober Living Homes. Robin is the second Second Vice President of Public Sector Services at Travelers. What exactly is a Sober Living Home (SLH) Sober living home is used to describe a drug-free environment where an individual lives after a drug rehabilitation stay. Rehabbing adults will live in a g ...…

This week’s guest is Terri Evans, she is the risk manager for the city of Kingsport, TN and was the President of PRIMA in 2017. She will be sharing what to know when establishing an on-site health center in your entity. Establish the reason of an On-site health center Manage health care costs, improve wellness, work within their worker's compen ...…

Root Causes of Cyber Bullying IncreaseWith the multitude of social media platforms available to young people research tells us that these platforms tend to give the perception that individuals have the freedom to be mean spirited and/or exhibit mean behavior to others without fear of any kind of accountability or action taken against them. What ...…

Acquisition Cost Index Pricing For Medications With Mark MorganBy Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

What to know about V2V and V2L TechnologiesThom Rickert is the Vice President for the Argo Group, serving also as its Emerging Risk Specialist. With over 3 decades of insurance industry experience, he is just the person to talk to about the emerging V2V and V2I technologies.By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Drug Formularies: A Growing Trend In Workers’ Compensation with Ben RobertsToday’s guest is Ben Roberts who explains the advantages and/or limitations of what a Drug formulary is and if your entity should consider it if the legislation and/or regulators in your state propose it as an option to help reduce certain prescribed drugs such as opioid ...…

Mental Wellbeing in the workplace with Teresa BartlettBy Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

On this week’s episode we have Joshua Traynor and TJ Sayers will discuss election security. The EAC provides a lot of resources as well on their website. Some of them are glossaries for IT terms, common cybersecurity terminology. They have incident response best practices, some videos to understand cybersecurity, and the many offers that are av ...…

Lessons From DHS Cyber Incident Response by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Lessons Learned From Being An Adversary by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Securing Federal Networks by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Cyber Attacks by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Overview by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Behavior-based safety focuses on the root cause of an issue rather than the act itself. For example, emphasis may be placed on following distance while driving when examining an accident. Was the driver hitting the brakes because they are inattentive, not leaving themselves enough space or putting themselves in a dangerous space? Understanding ...…

The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act has expanded the scope of workers’ compensation and liability claims beyond each individual state’s law concerning Medicare compliance. It also extends responsibility to plaintiffs’ attorneys, claimants of state, as well as self-insureds. As a result, it is vital to realize who is making payments for medic ...…

The risk management arena sometimes may seem a little gray, particularly if it involves the services of borrowed employees. For example, under law, an organization or municipality can be held liable for injuries suffered by a third party even if the individual is an employee borrowed from another company or an independent contractor.Such employ ...…

With a great number of organizations striving towards ever greater integration, microlearning has become a viable training method due to its engaging and interactive nature. Microlearning offers a series of short courses that are designed to expound on very specific points of a key topic.Topics and FormatAt times associated with meeting the nee ...…

Web-based safety training affords both private and public entities the opportunity to salvage employees’ ability to work without traveling long distances for training, therefore saving copious amounts of time and money. For instance, one county that was part of a Webnet study was able to save half a million dollars in lost employee productivity ...…

Amy Larson has served as the Risk litigation manager for the city of Bloomington, Minnesota for the past 18 years. With over 22 years of experience as Risk manager, Amy is PRIMA’s 2017/2018 President. Terri Evans service includes a variety of positions in Kingsport Tennessee, being the city’s Risk manager since the year 2001. She is Amy’s prede ...…

On this week's podcast the President and CEO of DORN, Kevin Lombardo discuss chronic pain in our aging workforces across the United States. Since 2000, DORN Companies has helped workers stay healthy and employers avoid costly workers’ compensation and healthcare claims. We started as a pain mitigation company, providing practical therapy that w ...…

Michelle Despres is the Vice President and Natural Product Leader for One Call Care Management. Set on improving the return-to work-results, Michelle explains the importance of biopsychosocial approach in workers’ compensation treatment plan.By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Our guest today is Eric Patten, RN, BSN, Senior Director of Clinical Education Services at One Call Care Management which is the nation’s leading provider of specialized solutions to the workers’ compensation industry. Eric and his team review reports on how to better address comorbid issues that commonly impact workers’ compensation claims suc ...…

Joyce Dunn is the Vice President and Managing Director for the Jacobson Group, running different executive-level searches for multiple organizations. Acknowledging the existence of emerging human resource shortage, she shares her expertise on how ERM tackles the new impending risk within the insurance industry. ERM platform has enjoyed much suc ...…

Randy Anderson is co-founder of E3 Professional Trainers who has been helping companies, teams, and individuals become better equipped for exceling at what they do. Specializing in employ engagement, communication, and conflict resolution, Randy opens up on how to create and cherish the atmosphere of accountability in a company.…

Paul Marshall is the Managing Director at The McGowan Companies responsible for developing the Active Shooter/Workplace Violence Insurance Program. Insuring over a thousand businesses, he has recently won the Insurance Business America’s Top Influencer/Innovator/Game-changer award. He explains the necessity of updating the Insurance policies in ...…

We’ve come a long way since putting films into our cameras. The advancement in technology changed the whole game in the area of photography to the point that it shifted the paradigms in operating them. Though not quite dramatically, disruptive technology has significantly altered the claims industry as well. Having an element of innovation, dis ...…

Millennials In The Insurance Industry With Molly Owen by Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA)By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Christopher Mandel is the Director at Sedgwick Institute and a former President of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. 2004 Risk Manager of the Year, Christopher has a commanding experience in the field and a resume too long to list out. He is here to put claims management into a new perspective, describing the new claim strategies that ...…

Charlie Wund is the founder and President of Agency for Student Health Research. Maintaining close contact with every strata of pediatrics, he believes that controlling the injury risk in schools lies in the more effective utilization of data.Numbers of repeated injuries show that the injury report process in schools is often slow and inefficie ...…

Kevin O’Sadnick is a notable Risk Control Manager with keen interest in controlling the risk in laboratory environment. Understanding the specifics of school labs, he breaks down the safety precautions and procedures necessary for minimizing or neutralizing the risks inside it.To keep everybody free from harm, specific environments rest upon sa ...…

Wrongful Claims By The NumbersSince 1990s, there has been a fairly consistent demographic and gender pattern to wrongful prosecution and conviction claims. 47% of these are black, 40% white, 12% Hispanic while 2% accounts for the rest. As for gender, 91% of the claimants are men and 9% are women.Homicides and sexual assaults are the most promin ...…

Our guest is Mollie Werwas, a partner at the Kopon Airdo law firm and a non-for-profit nursing homes litigation representative. She has successfully managed complex insurance coverage issues for both state and national level clients. Having more than an extensive background in public risk management, Werwas unwraps the complex public entities-p ...…

Dalene Bartholomew is the Vice President of Probe Information Services Inc. and an Anti-fraud training expert. Having multiple certifications in fraud investigation, she offers the sweeping view of the current workers’ compensation frauds condition while explaining the role of Special Investigation Units.Despite the best efforts, workers’ compe ...…

Widely acclaimed speaker, John L. More is the Director and CEO of Response Law LLC. Having a legal background in defending school and public agencies, he also serves as a senior legal instructor at the company. Sharing his vast experience in the field, John L. More offers insight into school safety network.In controlled environment of schools, ...…

Jeff Taxier is the education and training manager at American Technologies Inc. Prior to joining ATI, Jeff accumulated 35 years of experience holding a variety of positions at Allstate. He shares some of his expertise with us today, breaking down the water loss process.By Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

Thomas Johnson is the National Director of IME sales at Genex Services with commanding experience in the Independent Medical Examination industry. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Johnson acquired an MBA at Oxford University, only to found Generations IME Consulting. Business sustainability expert, he shares his knowledge o ...…

With over 30 years of experience in Risk Assessment and Emergency Planning at every level, Chris Wise has a unique perspective on Physical Security Planning and technology implementation. He is the co-founder of Invictus Consulting, LCC and has served in several security-related advisory committees.From simple locked doors to elaborate military ...…

Tara Marchand is the director and owner at Providian Therapy with years of experience in public entity healthcare. A graduate of Dalhousie University, she devoted much of her career to the field of Industrial Rehabilitation, along with conducting Functional Capacity Evaluation and Impairment Rating analysis. She explains the role FCE plays in c ...…

With nearly 4 decades of experience in the insurance field, Richard Spiers has dealt with a myriad of claims nationwide. Northern Illinois University graduate, Richard Spiers is the Vice President at Genesis Management and Insurance Services, as well as a member of the CPCU society.The question of whether to settle every claim or take some of t ...…

On this week’s PRIMA episode Eugene Kipniss and Ben Spear will discuss 2017 cybersecurity trends and threats public risk professionals should be aware of to protect their entities. Eugene is a program specialist for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) for their internet security and Ben Spear is a senior intelligen ...…

The director of risk and safety for the city of Saratoga Springs, Marilyn is responsible for establishing the city’s first professional risk, insurance, and safety program. Recognized as the PRIMA Institute’s 2007 public risk manager of the year, she served as a member of PRIMA director’s board for four years and is here to talk to us about the ...…

Tim McCarty is the Associate Vice President of Trident Public Risk Solutions with 25 years of experience serving public entity clients. Obtaining several certifications specific to risk consults listen in as he discusses ways to put an end to driver distractions. In the last year driving fatalities have increased by 8% which is the highest leve ...…

Addiction Issues and Narcotic Tapering in Chronic Pain Patients with Dr. BrancoOn this week’s episode we will hear from Dr. Fernando Branco on narcotic tapering in chronic pain patients and addiction issues. He is the medical director at Midwest Employers Casualty Company where he leads a team of medical professionals who working with claims ad ...…