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From Data to Prevention: How Injury Tracking Can Reduce Future Claims

AMAXX

If there’s one universal truth in workers’ compensation, it’s this: The best claim is the one that never happens. Injuries occur, costs mount, and safety meetings become reactive discussions about what went wrong rather than proactive strategies to keep workers safe. The same injuries happen again and again. The result?

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Breaking Down Silos: Creating an Integrated Team for Injury Management

AMAXX

By building an integrated team approach, organizations can manage injuries more efficiently, reduce costs, and keep employees safer and healthier. Risk Management analyzes claims costs, tracks data, and develops cost-containment strategies. Each of these teams touches the same injury event but often operates in its own bubble.

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Injury Triage: The $100 Decision That Can Save Thousands

AMAXX

In workers’ compensation, some of the most expensive decisions happen in the first few minutes after an injury. These early choices can set the tone for the entire life of a claim—driving up medical costs, lost time, and even litigation. What Is Injury Triage? Over-treatment, unnecessary claims, and inflated costs.

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How Fear Impacts Workers’ Compensation Claims (and What to Do About It)

AMAXX

Research has shown that fear of being fired is one of the top predictors of negative claim outcomes, including increased litigation rates and extended time off work. By understanding the role fear plays in workers compensation claims, employers can implement strategies to foster trust, improve outcomes, and reduce costs. Heres how: 1.

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Mistake: Accepting Every Workers’ Compensation Claim

AMAXX

Many companies operate under an unwritten rule: accept every workers compensation claim, no questions asked. A well-managed workers compensation program should pay 100% of legitimate claimsand 0% of the claims that arent. Employees come to believe that every claim will be accepted, regardless of the circumstances.

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From Integrity Tests to Physical Exams: A 6-Step Hiring System to Reduce Workers’ Comp Claims

AMAXX

Hiring is more than finding the right resume or filling a seatits the first and most important line of defense in preventing workplace injuries and reducing workers comp costs. Employers struggling with first-year injuries, high turnover, or repeat claims often have something in common: a reactive hiring process.

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How to Prevent Workplace Injuries and Reduce Workers’ Compensation Claims

Mark Jackson Insurance Agency

Crutches leaning against a wall by Anna Shvets Workplace injuries affect more than just your team. For business owners, preventing injuries is key to protecting employees, maintaining productivity, and minimizing workers compensation claims. Training is another effective tool for injury prevention.