A study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute’s (WCRI) report …
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10 Red Flags in Workers Comp Psychiatric Evaluations
A worker is injured, anxious, and depressed. Is his or her emotional condition caused by the …
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Investigating the Occupational Disease Claim Is a Complex Process
Any illness or medical condition that occurs in a group of workers at a higher rate than it does in …
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How Does a Third Party Administrator Correct Poor Performance?
A few years ago one of the nation's largest Third Party Administrators (TPA) found itself in a …
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Titanic Carried “The Average” Number of Lifeboats
Some thoughts on whether being "average" is good enough... What does it cost to buy a …
Labor Union Welfare Fund Depleted By Overly Generous Benefits to Injured Workers
Background: Several years ago, I worked with a heavy-duty shipping facility and gained union …
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Outside Reviews Too Frequent and Costly North Dakota Work Comp Director Says
North Dakota's workers compensation director claims outside reviews of his agency are happening …
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Why Uniformity is Key When Assessing Multiple Operating Units for a Workers Comp Program
As the workers' comp coordinator for a multi-site organization, your responsibility is to …
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Distress and Dissatisfaction Detection Survey by Dr. Jennifer Christian of Webility Improves Injury Care Process
An Interview by: Rebecca Shafer, President, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. I …
Assessment is Your Number One Tool for Cost Control
Small changes in your workers’ compensation program lead up to large cost savings. Your company’s …
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How to Make Changes to Improve Workers Compensation Across Your Organization
Making changes to improve workers' compensation performance across your organization is hard. …
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Take A Survey – Of Your Own Company
There are a million ways to ask questions in a survey. However, the style of your questions will …
Industry Survey Shows Employers Fall Short in Workers Comp Cost Control
Results of First Industry wide Survey at Best Practices for Post-Loss Cost Control The …
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Top Tips for Assessing Your Workers Comp Program
What Do I Do? What Do I Do? Those of us who cook know the time-tested technique for …
Six Elements of Assessing Your Workers Comp Program
Frequently instruction manuals give long lists of steps on “how to” implement a …
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Eight Great Ways to Gather Information For A Workers Comp Assessment Report
Whether your company decides to go “in-house” or “out source” the …
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Advisen Reports It Is Easy to Design a Workers Comp Program
Advisen reported this week, in their "Did you Know Column," that it really is easy to design a …
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Use A Timetable to Keep Your Workers Compensation Team on Task
As you move into implementation of your company's new workers compensation program, …
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Conducting an Internal Audit Your WC Program Requires Objectivity
Audit your workers' compensation programs before you go to incentive programs, fraud …
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Analyze Your Benchmarks to Measure Data and Operational Best Practices
Where Are You Now? Your team has reviewed all the recommendations stemming from planning …
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