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State Risk Pool Is Option for All Employers, Not Necessarily Where You Want...

Every Employer Has Option for Workers Comp Coverage   Every employer who is required to have workers’ compensation insurance has at least one option to purchase their insurance coverage.  The option...

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Best Practices in TPA Medical Management

TPA Medical Management Critical for Cost Containment   The third party administrator (TPA) who handles your workers’ compensation claims needs to be especially strong in their medical management...

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The Company With The Best Information Wins In Workers Comp

Companies with Best Information Have Lowest Costs   When doing an assessment I often ask, “Do you have at least one book about workers’ compensation on your shelf?” The companies with the lowest...

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5 Ways to Pay Too Much Workers Comp

    Employers who do not manage their workers’ compensation program will pay too much for their workers’ compensation insurance.  There are many ways to control the cost of workers’ compensation, but...

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Construction Workers, Independent Contractors, and Workers Comp

  Who Is and Isn’t Covered by Workers Comp in Construction?   Employers in the construction industry are often perplexed as to who they should cover with their workers’ compensation insurance policy....

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Top 10 Most Cited OSHA Standards

  OSHA Not Always a Welcomed Guest   Most risk managers and safety managers, even those with excellent safety records, often dread to hear that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is...

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The Benefits of Physical Therapy in Workers Comp

  What is Physical Therapy?   When injuries result in damage to musculoskeletal parts of the body, treating physician often need to send an injured employee to a physical therapist. Physical therapy,...

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Measuring and Rewarding Claims Quality Ensures Best Practices

  Quality Claims is the Goal of Employer and TPA   Employers often wonder if they are getting quality claim handling on their workers’ compensation claims.  At the same time, the third party...

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Do Not Be So Quick To Diagnose Carpal Tunnel

  Disclaimer—This is not a medical article.  This is not meant to diagnose or treat a condition. This is merely a guide to use as potential reference to occupational cases.  Always consult your...

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The Role of the Risk Manager in Workers Compensation Cost Containment

  What is the Role of a Risk Manager?   A risk manager is responsible for a broad array of duties as the company sets up a workers’ compensation management program. To reduce costs, the risk manager...

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How to Measure Your Return to Work Program Success

  For every day an injured employee is out of work, the cost of the workers’ compensation claim increases. Therefore, it is of critical importance to actively manage your claims using techniques...

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5 Safety Communication Techniques for a Diverse Workforce

  Communicating safety issues effectively to a diverse workforce is a challenge. As a risk management consultant for many years, I’ve gathered solid information and experience on the best way to...

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How to Gather All Information Necessary for High Quality Claims Management

  System Creates Repeatable, High Quality Results   A significant improvement in the world of claims management over the years is the implementation of an electronic system for entering and managing...

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Differences between Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

  Most Workers Comp Injuries Require Physical Therapy   To people who are not in the medical field, there is often confusion between physical therapy and occupational therapy.  People often think...

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What the SMART Act Really Does

  There has been a lot of discussion recently in the insurance world about the SMART Act (Saving Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act) passed into law by Congress in December and signed by President...

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How To Ensure Your Adjuster Is Being All They Can Be

  If you have ever felt an adjuster assigned to one of your workers’ compensation claims was not making a proper effort to investigate a questionable injury claim, you are not alone.  Every large...

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Different Strategies for Return to Work

  Most Employers Have Poor Advanced Planning for Injuries   There are several different strategies an employer can utilize to return injured employees to work as quickly as the employee is medically...

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Self-Insurance and High Deductible Provide Most Control for Managing Workers...

  Self-insurance programs and high deductible programs are the two most common ways for a company to get almost total control over how their claims are handled.   Formal self-insurance is accomplished...

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The Workers Comp Insurance Broker – Employer Relationship

  The relationship between the insurance broker and the employer is often overlooked in the management of a workers’ compensation program.  (Employer as used in this article is any business that has...

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Common Mistakes That Get Employers In Trouble on Questionable Claims

  Employers Should Take the High Road   Every self-insured employer has to contend with the occasional workers’ compensation claim the employer feels is of questionable validity.  The urge is often to...

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