Webinar

Dive-In Discussion: Technology Modernization

Thursday, December 11, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (CST)

Zoom Meeting

Event Details

"Dive-In Discussions" invite IAIABC Members to participate in discussions on various topics impacting the workers' compensation industry. Each discussion will be preceded by a short presentation from an IAIABC community member.

What happens when a small state agency decides to build its own technology from scratch? For the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, it meant transforming paper-heavy, manual processes into a fully digital, connected platform, CaseOK.

In this IAIABC Dive-In Discussion, Commission Legal Operations Director Ian Steedman and Executive Director and General Counsel Lauren Hammonds Johnson share how Oklahoma reimagined its operations through custom software development, phased contracting, and cross-agency collaboration. They will also discuss the practical lessons learned and how these insights helped build a system that better serves staff and stakeholders alike.

Dive-In Discussions are free and open to all IAIABC Members. Join your peers to gain new insights, engage in conversation, and build your network. Come dive-in with us, the water's fine!

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Speakers:

Lauren Hammonds Johnson – Executive Director and General Counsel, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission

Lauren Hammonds Johnson serves as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission. In this dual role, she oversees the agency’s legal, administrative, and regulatory operations, leading efforts to modernize processes, strengthen compliance, and improve public access to the workers’ compensation system. She provides strategic counsel to commissioners and staff and has guided several major technology and process improvement initiatives.

Before joining the Commission, Lauren served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Multicounty Grand Jury Unit, prosecuting white-collar crimes, drafting Attorney General Opinions, and providing advice and counsel to executive leadership.

Ian Steedman, Director of Commission Operations, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission

In his role Ian Steedman oversees day to day Commission operations and supervise support staff in the Case Commencement, Docketing, and Records departments. He also helps administer the Fee Schedule and oversees credentialing of Commission approved Mediators and Independent Medical Examiners. He also oversaw the creation and helps maintain the CaseOk Case Management program.

Previously Ian was in private practice doing medical malpractice and insurance litigation and at various times represented both Claimants and Respondents. Immediately prior to the Commission, he worked In-House with a large arts and crafts retail company headquartered in OKC focusing on Workers’ Compensation claim management. Most importantly, he is a proud husband, father of five amazing daughters, 4 exceptional sons-in-law, 5 grand babies and counting.

For More Information:

Cameron Nudleman

Membership and Communications Manager IAIABC (608)410-2216

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