Technology
The Current State of Wearable Technology in
Workers’ Compensation
Todd Dreby, Regional Safety Manager, Randstad North America
Michael Skorup, Sales Consultant, dorsaVi
Thomas Ryan, Managing Director, Marsh USA
Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 11 a.m. - 12: 15 p.m.
Several applications for wearable technology in workers’ compensation are no w possible, including
use in safety and injury prevention, post-loss claims management, disability management, and
return-to-work activities. Yet there are also potential challenges, such as concerns about the
security of information generated when workers wear sensors that transmit data for analytic
opportunities. You’ll learn about wearable uses and concerns the technology raises, as well as
hear one employer’s experience with evaluating and selecting a wearable partner, generating
analytic data, and obtaining useful results.
• Relate uses for wearable technology in areas such as safety, claims
management and return to work
• Analyze wearables’ potential benefits and critique privacy and
security challenges
• Describe how wearables improve evidence-based decision making
• Evaluate the current wearable marketplace and technology vendors
How High-Performance Claims Organizations Use Technology to
Differentiate Their Operations
Denise Algire, Director, Risk Initiatives and National Medical Director Risk Management,
Albertsons Companies
Darrell Brown, EVP & Chief Claims Officer, Sedgwick
Tom Stark, Technical Director – Workers’ Compensation, Nationwide Insurance
Moderator: Anne Kirby, Chief Compliance Officer & VP of Care Management, Rising Medical Solutions
Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 2: 30 - 3: 45 p.m.
An annual study identifying the best practices distinguishing high-performing claims-management
organizations from their peers reveals that they are more technology driven. They use many data
sources to develop analytics and apply technological tools more frequently throughout the life
of a claim. Hear concrete examples of how an employer, insurer and third-party administrator
elevate their performance and improve claims outcomes by operationalizing workflow automation,
predictive modeling and advanced analytics.
• Summarize the operational differentiators of high-performing claims
organizations
• Give examples of technology applied to manage, improve and measure
claims performance
• Assess real-life applications of claims workflow automation, analytics and
predictive modeling
• Relate automation’s successes and challenges
How Will “Insurtech” Impact the Claims World?
Jeffrey Austin White, Director of Innovation Works, AF Group
Thursday, Dec. 7 | 10: 45 - 11: 45 a.m.
Workers’ compensation is not immune to the disruptive technologies impacting nearly every other
industry and line of insurance. Medical management and claims services organizations must pay
close attention to innovations in biotechnology, manufacturing, automation, cloud computing,
wearables, artificial intelligence, big data and electronic payments or face disruption. Hear Jeffrey
Austin White’s forward-thinking insights on the technologies and social trends that will likely
impact the workers’ compensation world in the next five years.
• Assess injury trends along with population dynamics and behaviors
• Examine which technologies threaten workers’ comp’s status quo
• Recognize new technology that improves claims management efficiency
and outcomes
• Describe emerging disruptive insurance business models
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