2019 Webinar: Telemedicine in the Workplace: Where Cubicles and Crash Carts Collide

The Workers’ Compensation Practice Group hosted a complimentary webinar on October 8, 2019, titled: Telemedicine in the Workplace: Where Cubicles and Crash Carts Collide.

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About the Webinar:

This webinar will explore the use of Telemedicine and its application to workers’ compensation claims.   Telemedicine promises to provide immediate and efficient access to medical care using technological advances in video conferencing, wearable monitoring devices and self-monitoring, but what complications will employers confront and what legal issues will arise with this increasing reliance on technology?  This webinar will provide valuable insight into the intricacies of Telemedicine, explore the countervailing issues of efficiency and privacy, and explore the future application of the technology beyond initial triage.

Panelists:

SHANNON BLAIR is a Partner in the ALFA International law firm of Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP and is a member of the Employment & Labor Practice Group. She is a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Shannon’s practice focuses on California workers’ compensation law, including employer serious and willful misconduct, 132a and defense of independent contractor issues before the WCAB. She routinely represents Fortune 500 companies, self-insured employers, insurance carriers, small businesses operating under employee leasing programs or who work with independent contractors and employers who maintain high retention levels requiring strict oversight of their claims. Shannon began her career in-house as legal counsel for a third-party administrator litigating workers’ compensation claims for CBS and Paramount Studios. While in college she administered workers’ compensation claims at the Federal Aviation Administration. Shannon spends her free time working on her handicap with the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles golf league and the Executive Women’s Golf Association. The organizations support The First Tee and the SCGA Junior Golf Club.

LISA RAMSAY COLE is president and managing shareholder of Lewis Thomason and the managing partner of the firm’s Nashville office.  She is also an ex-officio member of the firm’s Board of Directors and Shareholder Compensation Committee.  She practices in the areas of employment law and general casualty defense litigation. Ms. Cole’s practice for the past 25 years has concentrated in the area of complex civil trial litigation in state and federal courts. She has achieved successful results through defense jury verdicts, summary judgment, mediation, and arbitration in each of her practice areas. Ms. Cole’s current clients are national, regional and local employers; regional and local health care facilities; and insurance companies.

MEGAN E. COULTER is a Member at Hall & Evans, LLC, the ALFA International firm in Denver and specializes in workers’ compensation. Prior to joining Hall & Evans, LLC, she practiced workers’ compensation insurance defense in Omaha, Nebraska. Ms. Coulter represents clients in the administrative courts and at the appellate level. She is an active member of the ALFA International Workers’ Compensation Practice Group, including a member of the ALFA steering committee. She is also board member of the Colorado Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Committee, a Stakeholder Board Member with the Director of Workers’ Compensation regarding Colorado’s Division Independent Medical Examinations, a member of Professionals in Workers’ Compensation, RIMS and a number of other professional organizations. Ms. Coulter focuses her practice on Colorado workers’ compensation claims and issues related to the Medicare Secondary Payor Act. Megan regularly presents at seminars concerning the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act, Medicare Compliance and other Workers’ Compensation issues providing guidance to both insurers and self-insured clients.

SEAN MASTIN is the Director of Risk Management at Cincinnati Bell, Inc. He has 20 years of experience managing and directing all aspects of claims and insurance programs mitigating financial risks. Sean has a range of risk management experience working at various companies throughout his career including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Chemed Corporation, and Lithko Contracting. He has also presented at local, state, and national risk and claims conferences including SWOSIA, OSIA, and CLM. Sean obtained his ARM (Associate in Risk Management) in 2015. His focus is to add value to the company by maximizing risk mitigation processes and cost control.