Workers compensation claims adjusters run into all kinds of different accounts– from large to small; from the manufacturing field to the professional field; from the safe to the unsafe, and everything in between. Maybe there is no such thing as the “perfect” workers comp account for the adjuster to handle, but there are many things adjusters look for including:
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1. Their main contact is involved in the claim
2. The contact responds timely
3. The employer has a dedicated medical clinic that treats injured employees.
4. The medical clinic knows the employer, and knows there are light duty work options available.
All too frequently, doctors are quick to place people out of work since they believe the only work available is the job they were doing at the time of the injury. It is very common, especially early on in a claim, that injured workers cannot perform all of those job tasks. This creates lost wage exposure and increases the overall cost on the claim.
5. The employer is involved just enough to be helpful
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Author Rebecca Shafer, JD, President of Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. is a national expert in the field of workers compensation. She is a writer, speaker, and publisher. Her expertise is working with employers to reduce workers compensation costs, and her clients include airlines, healthcare, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing. She is the author of the #1 selling book on cost containment, Workers Compensation Management Program: Reduce Costs 20% to 50%. Contact: [email protected].
Editor Michael B. Stack, CPA, Director of Operations, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. is an expert in employer communication systems and part of the Amaxx team helping companies reduce their workers compensation costs by 20% to 50%. He is a writer, speaker, and website publisher. www.reduceyourworkerscomp.com. Contact: [email protected].
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