Celebrate BWC’s 53 nurses!

By Lori Finnerty, RN, BN, CRRN, Nurse Director Nurses make a difference. That is the theme for May’s National Nurses Month, and it is certainly true for BWC’s 53 nurses. Let us celebrate nurses for what they do every day to make a difference for Ohio’s injured workers. BWC values nursing Personal connections. Relentless excellence. …

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Keep them safe. Clean them out. Take them back. You may turn in unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medication for safe disposal on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, April 30.

Celebrate 25 Years of the Health Partnership Program

By Suzanne Brown, Public Information Officer In March we joined our managed care organization (MCO) partners in celebrating the Health Partnership Program (HPP) that was created 25 years ago within Ohio’s workers’ compensation system. The late Ohio Governor George Voinovich signed Amended Substitute House Bill 107 to establish the HPP in July 1993. The new …

Workplace Eye Wellness Month

By Dr. Bradley Lewis, BWC Medical Director In addition to March Madness, the Ides of March, and the spring equinox, March is also -- wait for it -- Workplace Eye Wellness Month! According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, there are 2,000 workplace eye injuries a day which require medical treatment. A …

What You Can Expect at the Medical & Health Symposium

The Medical & Health Symposium is right around the corner, April 7-9, 2022.  The symposium includes three days of educational and engaging presentations for medical, health, and legal related professionals worldwide. Our virtual conference offers numerous continuing education opportunities and admission is FREE. There’s still time to register, so don’t delay!  MHS22 is April 7-9. …

Become an Exhibitor at the 2022 Medical & Health Symposium

By Chris Angles, MBA, Medical & Health Services Division Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to showcase your business or organization in front of thousands of medical professionals and decision makers. The 2022 Medical & Health Symposium is April 7-9 and we want to add your name to our elite group of exhibitors. With over 3,000 …

You’re invited! Medical & Health Symposium is April 7 – 9

By Debi Kroninger, Chief of Medical Operations Register today for this three-day event full of educational, informative, and inspirational sessions with continuing education opportunities. The 2022 Medical & Health Symposium is right around the corner and our team is excited to offer medical and legal professionals around the world a free, online event packed with …

Online Medical & Health Symposium is a big success!

Virtual symposium breaks registration records By John Annarino, Chief Medical and Health Officer   Together, we did it. We appreciate the thousands of attendees who joined us worldwide for our first-ever virtual Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium this past Thursday through Saturday. By going virtual, registration increased by nearly five times our 2019 …

BWC’s Medical & Health Symposium starts today

Earn free continuing education   By Debi Kroninger, Chief of Medical Operations Our virtual 2021 Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium kicks off today! Join more than 4,000 registrants from around the world for three days of educational sessions designed to inform, inspire, and even entertain health care providers, their staffs, legal professionals, and people …

A look back at our most-popular posts of 2020

By Danielle Alley, Social Media Coordinator While we all might be ready to close the book on 2020, we think some pages are worth reading again, or perhaps for the first time if you missed them earlier. Our most popular blog posts from the past 12 months focused primarily on the COVID-19 pandemic and how …