PerDatum Announces Easier OSHA and Workers' Compensation Reporting and Improved Disability Management - October 15, 1998

Columbus, Ohio…Easier OSHA and workers' compensation reporting and improved disability management often sounds like a pipe dream for members of the risk management information world. However, a group of young entrepreneurs in Hilliard is making just such a pipe dream come true.

The four principals who compose PerDatum, Inc., developed an innovative series of software programs to assist safety, workers' compensation, risk management, and occupational health professionals with reporting and information management. Currently the group offers their PROGNOS software for use at private and public employers, Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), Third Party Administrators (TPAs), and case management organizations throughout Ohio and the United States.

MCOs, TPAs, case managers and workers' comp administrators all benefit from PerDatum's state-of-the-art 32-bit application which is compatible for use in Windows 95, 98, or NT environment. PerDatum also allows organizations to purchase add-on modules such as a Nurses Log for recording and tracking treatment at onsite medical facilities. The flexibility provided by offering a variety of product configurations and add-on modules allows PerDatum to customize implementations to meet each client’s particular needs.

The group, established specifically to address the concerns of professionals managing occupational injury and illness information, is the only software vendor within this niche market offering solutions for safety and incident reporting, as well as workers’ compensation, risk management, and occupational health. In addition, recent releases of the software are designed specifically to address concerns of professionals working in MCOs and TPAs.

While making reporting within the complicated, highly regulated world of workers compensation easier to navigate, PerDatum also offers a unique feature – the group listens to the needs of their clients. Stasia Hanson of The Andersons Management Corp. in Maumee, Ohio noted, “The staff at PerDatum took our input and have been very receptive to the suggestions we’ve made for what would work best for us. Everyone has been great.”

Clients such as Worthington Industries, The Scotts Company, Big Bear Stores and The Ohio State University also sing PerDatum’s praises. In addition to private, public, and governmental employers, PerDatum services MCOs and TPAs with its four versions of PROGNOS.

Of the four systems, two provide safety and incident reporting features with the remaining two systems providing features for detailed management of workers' compensation and occupational disability information. Safety and reporting systems range from PROGNOS-Compliance, an entry-level employer product for recording incidents and creating OSHA compliance reports. This system provides reporting capabilities including OSHA forms 101, 200 and 200 summary and the proposed OSHA forms 300 and 301 as well as the National Standard First Report of Injury (Form 1A-1). The Professional version features the same capabilities with extended functionality for reporting, statistical analysis, incident investigation and transitional work management. In addition, all PROGNOS products are available with state specific first reports of injury.

On the workers’ compensation and disability management side, PROGNOS- Administrator and MCO combine features found in the Professional version with advanced functionality for allocating costs, itemizing medical and indemnity payments, recording and tracking diagnostic codes and descriptions, tracking health care providers and patient progress. In addition, the MCO product provides a full range of capabilities to address all aspects of workers’ compensation claims management including electronic data interchange (EDI), fee bill adjudication, check writing, treatment planning and provider profiling.

PerDatum initiated operations in Columbus in April 1993. At this time, the group, composed of Mark Tochtenhagen, Mark VerMeulen, Mike Hedge and Leo Renner, concentrated on product development until June 1994 when a beta version of PROGNOS was released. The beta release provided the opportunity for field testing with several central Ohio businesses. Field testing and product refinement continued through June 1995, when PROGNOS was released nationally. Since 1995, PerDatum has released a second version, utilizing 32-bit client/server architecture including solutions for electronic data interchange (EDI). The four programs currently available also offer a variety of add-on modules, which allow organizations to purchase only modules relevant to their business needs.

At the close of 1998, PerDatum has conducted more than 400 installations within 250 federal, state and local government organizations as well as public and private companies throughout 40 states, proving that easier workers compensation reporting and improved disability management may not be a pipe dream after all.

For more information on PerDatum and Prognos software, contact Mark VerMulen at (614) 777-4636, e-mail at markv@perdatum.com, or visit the PerDatum website at www.perdatum.com.

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