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The Grand Bargain: How Workers’ Comp Became a Win-Win for Employers and Employees

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The workers compensation system may feel like a complex web of insurance premiums, claims adjusters, and legal disputesbut at its core, its rooted in one simple idea: a compromise. Railroad workers, miners, & factory employees were routinely exposed to serious hazards on the job. From the employers side, things werent much better.

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

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

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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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10 Mistakes That Blow Up Workers’ Comp Costs (and How to Avoid Them)

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Workers compensation is often misunderstood as a fixed cost of doing businesssomething employers have to accept, manage passively, and simply write checks for. In reality, workers comp costs are one of the most controllable expenses in your organization. Avoid It : Treat workers comp like a strategic initiative.

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Behind the Scenes of Medical Bill Review: How to Catch Overcharges and Coding Errors

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In workers’ comp, hospital and provider bills come loaded with acronyms, codes, and charges that can seem impenetrable. This is where medical bill review (MBR) becomes an essential part of any effective workers’ compensation cost containment strategy. That’s where expert review comes in.

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Injury Triage: The $100 Decision That Can Save Thousands

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In workers’ compensation, some of the most expensive decisions happen in the first few minutes after an injury. Enter nurse-led injury triage —one of the most cost-effective and underutilized tools in workers’ comp. What Is Injury Triage? A knee-jerk trip to the emergency room. A questionable diagnosis.