From Bob's Cluttered Desk

In a tragic incident this week, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down while entering a hotel for an investor’s conference in New York City. While (as of this writing) the suspect has not yet been apprehended and the motive remains unknown, undoubtedly, many in this country, myself included, reached an immediate conclusion. Disgruntled policyholder.  Or…

In the bustling world of workers’ compensation, where policies and procedures often overshadow the human element, it’s easy to forget the real lives impacted by workplace injuries. Enter Kids’ Chance Awareness Week, a beacon of hope and a reminder that behind every claim number lies a family, and often, children whose futures hang in the…

The AI revolution is speeding ahead at a breakneck speed, only surpassed by humans’ fear that we are putting ourselves on the brink of destruction by developing this technology. It may be a legitimate concern if mankind doesn’t employ safeguards. Fortunately, I have a foolproof plan to protect humanity from its shortsighted foibles.  I’ll get…

There is nothing like an excellent outdoor team-building experience to bolster morale and improve performance. Unless, of course, your team abandons one member of your crew on a mountain and leaves them to die. That could potentially negate the very positive effects intended by the exercise. Last August, co-workers left a Colorado man alone atop Mount…

Poor Gen Z. Everybody seems to pick on them. It is, I suppose, a rite of passage of some sort. Every generation is generally critical of the ones that follow it. And as I wrote last week, Gen Z has four other opinionated and domineering generations before it in the workplace. And one of those generations,…

It has been said that, at times, life imitates art. I don’t know if that is wholly true, but there are stark examples that indicate it can happen. In 2008, the movie Wall-E depicted a human population immersed in technology, where morbidly obese residents spent their day gliding around in floating chairs talking to people…

The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.  And in some cases, the stupid. Really stupid. It’s a shame I can’t change my own name, as it would have protected me on numerous occasions of idiocy. But that is a different story, I suppose. I…

Much has changed since the innocent days of my youth. At the risk of sounding like my grandparents, I am old enough to remember when phones were connected through wires to the wall, and it took about three minutes to dial a number. God help you if you got one of the digits wrong and…

There are only a limited number of ways that a company can show its support for the workers’ compensation industry at a national level. Supporting Kids’ Chance is certainly one of them. Kids’ Chance, as almost everyone in the industry is aware, is an organization that provides scholarships and educational opportunities for children of workers…

The healthcare landscape is undergoing significant changes, with a notable trend being the vertical integration of medical providers. This phenomenon, where hospitals or health systems acquire physician practices, has led to a shift in how medical care is delivered and billed. The presentation at the WCRI Conference in Boston, MA, by Bogdan Savych and Eric…