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Breaking Down Silos: Creating an Integrated Team for Injury Management

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By building an integrated team approach, organizations can manage injuries more efficiently, reduce costs, and keep employees safer and healthier. Each of these teams touches the same injury event but often operates in its own bubble. Incident Management: When an injury occurs, everyone acts in concert.

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The Case for Injury Duration Guidelines in Modern Workers’ Comp Programs

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One of the most effective tools in this endeavor is the use of Injury Duration Guidelines. What Are Injury Duration Guidelines? Injury Duration Guidelines provide evidence-based timelines for recovery from workplace injuries and illnesses. Why Do Injury Duration Guidelines Matter?

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

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Injuries occur, costs mount, and safety meetings become reactive discussions about what went wrong rather than proactive strategies to keep workers safe. Injury tracking, when used well, is far more than a compliance requirement. It’s the gateway to fewer injuries, lower costs, and a safer, healthier workforce. The result?

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How to Set Employee Expectations Before an Injury Happens

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In workers compensation, the moments before an injury ever occurs are just as important if not more so than the moments after. Lets explore how to set employee expectations before an injury happens going beyond just handing out a brochure. Think: ACME Injury Prevention and Recovery Program (iPAR).

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Why Communication at the Time of Injury Is a Game Changer

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In the high-stakes world of workers compensation, the moments following a workplace injury can define the entire outcome of a claim. Specifically, how a supervisor or employer responds to the injured worker at the moment of injury sets the tone for everything that follows. days out of work. Positive response: 14.1 Its not complicated.

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How Long Will My Employee Be Off Work? Applying Evidence-Based Injury Duration Guidelines

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Evidence-based medicine (EBM) guidelines, particularly injury duration guidelines, provide structured estimates of typical recovery periods, helping set realistic recovery expectations and facilitating effective claims management. What are Injury Duration Guidelines?

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Workplace Injury Response Lessons from the Super Bowl LIX Champion Eagles

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Supervisors in the workplace, much like a championship teams defense, play a pivotal role in injury management. Their response in the first moments after an injury determines whether the process leads to a smooth recovery or spirals into an expensive, drawn-out claim. Research by Scott W. Heres a step-by-step guide for supervisors: 1.

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