Post Injury Procedures Keep Circle of Control Between Employee, Employer and Doctor

Companies with high workers’ compensation costs often do not have a tight post injury response procedure. It is important to have a procedure of what occurs immediately after an injury and for the first 24-48 hours because their must be communication between employee, doctor and employer. Nothing can be left to chance.

The employee should be kept in a contained process so that communication moves in a continuous loop. Without this continuity, the employee and the doctor may become fragmented, breaking off “into left field” from the employer, with the employee remaining out of work. A tightly controlled post-injury response procedure keeps control of the communication process among the three parties: employee, employer and physician. If communication between these parties is in place, it is much more likely the employee will return to work in a prudent but timely manner.

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