Data Driven Workers

Compensation System
Advisory Committee
Department of Labor & Industry

July 27, 2006

Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
Cindy Valentine

2. Advisory Committee Charter and Ground Rules

Patricia Todd

3. Kickoff Comments Scott Brener

4. Overview of Current WC Process Jana

Williams

5. Preliminary DDWC Vision Patricia

Todd

6. Feedback and Discussion Jim Waldo

7. Establish Meeting Schedule

Cindy Valentine

8. Followup Actions Cindy 2

Advisory Committee Charter

Charter

► Advisory in nature

► Informal process

► Provide your expertise and perspective

► Point of contact – help us identify and invite

other participants as necessary

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Advisory Committee Ground Rules

Ground Rules

► Respect each other’s perspectives

► Meetings are public

► This is a large group – everyone help to use

time efficiently

► Everyone has the opportunity to speak once

before anyone speaks a second time

► Use Parking Lot – record out-of-scope

concerns and move on!

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DDWC Project Organization
DDWC Steering
Committee
- Scott Brener
- Cindy
Valentine Project
- Patricia Todd Sponsor Jim Waldo,
- Jana Williams Patricia Todd Client Partner /
- Carol Pankow Business
- Marybeth Cindy Valentine, Project Architect
Stoltz Manager;
Jana Williams, Business
Project Manager;
Matt Frigaard, AVT Project
Manager, Business /Data
Analyst

Jim DLI Work Unit

Marlo Dahl, Other
Polakowski, Liaisons DDWC
Workers External
Technology (1 per WC Advisory
Compensation Stakeholders
Architect Work Unit) Committee
SME (TBD)
TBD

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 Data Driven Workers
Compensation System
Preliminary Vision
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Vision for Data Driven Workers Compensation
System

We will transform the

Workers Compensation
business process from
a forms based to a data
driven system.

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Objectives for the Data Driven Workers
Compensation System

Overall objective:

► Improve the delivery, quality, and

efficiency of Workers Compensation
in Minnesota.

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Objectives for the Data Driven Workers
Compensation System
This phase:

► Determine the impact to the workers

compensation community and stakeholders
of evolving from a forms-based process to
one driven by data.

► Identify statutory, process and business

changes inherent in this change.

► Create high-level requirements.

► Provide the technical roadmap for achieving

our goal.
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Initial Business Process Scope Assumptions

► We are addressing how we capture,

exchange and utilize data in the
Workers Compensation process
– Inside DLI walls
– External stakeholder participation

► Driver is efficiency and effectiveness

– For all stakeholders

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Principles, Constraints and Assumptions

► Principle: We will seek to define changes in capturing, utilizing

and exchanging Workers Compensation data that will benefit
our stakeholders.

► Principle: We are all stewards of the data, and should use it

judiciously for best benefit.

► Constraint: Data practices.

► Constraint: Data security.

► Constraint: Current Workers Compensation statute and rule.

► Assumption: The current process for acquiring data should be

streamlined.

► Assumption: There is a technology component to the ultimate

solution.

► Assumption: All of us have a stake in the Workers

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