Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce - What's new at the Chamber?

As a business owner, by now you have been swamped with information about the open enrollment period to choose a Managed Care Organization

To help you sort through the mail, we want to let you know that the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce endorses CareWorks as the MCO choice for our members.

CareWorks has demonstrated to us an effective focus on keeping claims in medical only status and reduces lost time through early intervention and successful return to work.

Claims become lost time when an injured worker is off owkr for more than seven days. Just one lost time claim can cost your business significant dollars. Your business cannot afford even one lost time claim. According to a 2004 report from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, lost time claims cost on $51,000 on average. And, medical only claims cost $820 on average.

If you are already enrolled with CareWorks, you need not do anything, your re-enrollment with CareWorks is automatic.

The deadline to enroll with the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce-endorsed CareWorks is before the May 30 deadline.

To choose CareWorks, complete an enrollment form and FAX it, toll-free to 1-888-358-5319 before May 30. Or, call CareWorks, toll-free at 1-866-CAREWORKS.

There are no direct costs for MCO services, these services are included with an employer’s BWC premium. For more information please call the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce at (937) 599-5121 or contact CareWorks, toll-free at 1-866-CAREWORKS or online at www.careworks.com

As a business owner, you could be paying too much in premiums for your workers' comp insurance.

The Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce is partnered with Compensation Consultants Inc. of Dublin to offer you special rates.

To find out how much money you can save, download the authorization form form and mail to CCI. They will take a look at your file and calculate if your business qualifies for the group rating and determine your savings.

Group rating is a program that allows companies in a similar industry to "group" their workers' compensation claims history together. By grouping companies with few or no claims, all businesses enrolled in the group will earn up to an 85 percent discount on their premiums.

Click here for a workers' comp timeline and a list of answers to frequently asked questions.

If you still have questions, you may call Colleen Culp at CCI at 1-800-837-3200 extension 1-7228.

The Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce 67th Annual Meeting at Tree Links Golf Course was an evening of surprises on October 3, 2007.

Burton Family Pharmacy received the Integrity in Business Award and Linda Hollanshead received the Richard J. Rupp Leadership Award.

Ronda England of WPKO/WBLL radio received a Perfect Attendance Award for her participation with the chamber Ambassadors club.

About 170 people were in attendance for the event. The evening started with entertainment from Main Street Jazz combo under the direction of Dr. Chip Weisgerber with Debbie Day on vocals.

Food and decorations were provided by Whitmore House, flower arrangements provided by Wenger’s Produce, and the sound system provided by Sound Entertainment — a division of V-Teck Communications.

Click here for a program from the evening.

Prior to the annual meeting was a silent auction to help underwrite the cost of the evening. Following the meeting, local comedian Scott Elliott was the guest auctioneer. Auction results are above and to the right in the information box.

Click here for results of the auction.

Next year's Annual Meeting will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, october 1, 2008. Location to be announced during the summer.

It was a perfect day on Sept. 12 for the annual chamber golf outing. No ruined walks at Tree Links that day!

That day was the 22nd annual event that is the largest fundraising event for the Chamber. Without it, the chamber would be forced to raise your dues and drive up participation costs for services such as "Chamber Chat" and the "Voice of Business" newsletter.

We thank everyone who participated and their support in keeping costs down for those who otherwise would not be able to be members of this business organization.

Click here for a program that was handed out to all the golfers and volunteers who helped make the event possible. The program lists all the teams, team captains, and sponsors.

Click here for results of the outing.

Next year's golf outing is already set for Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Cherokee Hills Golf Course.

If you are interested in serving on the golf committee, please contact Rebecca Marker-Smith at (937) 599-2027 or via e-mail at ramarker@logancountyohio.com.