BMI training will increase the confidence and efficiency of your team. The goal of BMI training is to impart our expertise to your staff, thereby empowering them with the competencies you need most. This will lead to the proper and fair adjudication of claims, and put into place the proper management of claims so timely return to work is achieved when medically feasible.

We offer a wide variety of project-specific training modules:

• Assessment of Severity of Psychiatric Condition
• DSM-IV Diagnosis and Why It's Important
• Anxiety Disorders
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Depressive Disorders
• Personality Disorders and their Impact on Claim Management
• Psychotropic Medications and their Relevance to Severity of a Condition
• Psychological Testing - What to Look for, When to Request
• Guidelines for Mental Illness Work Accommodation
• Telephone Communication with Challenging Claimant - Assessing Functional Ability
• Facilitating Return to Work after a Psychiatric Leave
• Working with Physicians to Achieve Positive Outcomes
• Somatoform Disorders
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Claimant Capabilities: Own Job vs. Own Occupation vs. Any Occupation
• Iatrogenic (Physician Induced) Disability
• Managing Claims with Significant Workplace Stress - HR, FMLA, or Disability Issue
• The Psychiatric Tipping Point: Applying a Biopsychological Model to Behavioral Health Absence

PMA values strong perfomance and a passion for service. BMI has always delivered what we expect from our own employees and our vendors. Their staff is prompt, professional, and insightful especially on complex claims. Their extensive training program has provided us invaluable tools to conduct our own investigations. It is truly a positive and beneficial experience when working with BMI.

Carolyn Balsley
Corporate Disability Claim Manager
The PMA Insurance Group