Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Workers' Comp Costs : Reduce Costs 20% to 50%

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shafer, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Needs assessment.

Personnel management.

Social case work.

Local Subjects:

Needs assessment.

Personnel management.

Social case work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (550 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Workers'' Comp Costs

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Advisen Ltd, 2014.

Summary:

One book that covers how to assess your workers' compensation program, design the most cost-impacting strategy, roll out comprehensive changes to your organization, and monitor and manage the program going forward.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; About This Book; Order Form; Table of Contents; Author's Note; Chapter 1: Workers' Compensation Insurance Basics; Purpose of Workers' Compensation; Who Pays for Workers' Compensation; Parties Involved in Workers' Compensation; Benefits for the Employer; Independent Contractors; Benefits for the Employee; Injuries Covered; Determining Compensability; Aggravation vs Exacerbation; Standard Defenses; Types of Workers' Compensation Insurance; How Losses Are Categorized; How Losses Are Reported; Reducing Your Premium; Calculating Your Premium; How Mod Affects Your Premium

Good/Bad Mod ExamplesWays to Reduce Your Mod; Unit Statistical Date; Types of Insurance Structures; Voluntary Markets; Alternatives to Voluntary Markets; Collateral Requirements; Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Cost Containment; Reasons Workers' Compensation Costs Are High; Who Is in Charge; Work Ability Form Properties; Who Is Responsible for Managing Workers' Compensation Claims; Who Is Responsible for Managing Workers' Compensation Process; Hidden (Indirect) Costs of Workers' Compensation; Additional Costs; Calculating Workers' Compensation Costs; External Obstacles to Cost Control

Internal Obstacles to Cost ControlChapter 3: Training and Building Commitment; Implementing a Workers' Compensation Program; Key Training Responsibilities; Management Awareness; Presenting to Supervisors; Conflicting Roles of Supervisors; Supervisors Must Be Involved; Develop Supervisor Guide; Building on Success; Consider Use of Tools; Bringing Employees on Board; Your Company Message; Workers' Compensation Implementation Timetable; Chapter 4: Injury Management Best Practices Roles and Responsibilities; Injury Coordinator Best Practices; Supervisor Best Practices; Employee Best Practices

Middle Manager Best PracticesRisk Manager Best Practices; Medical Department and Medical Director Best Practices; Senior Management Best Practices; Special Investigation Unit Director Best Practices; Legal Department Best Practices; Chapter 5: Reporting the Claim; Immediately Report All Losses; Critical Issues; Reporting Procedure; Intake Procedures; Essential Intake Considerations; Injury Triage; Employer's First Report of Injury; What Is Included on the FROI; Completing the FROI; Penalties; Chapter 6: Post-Injury Response Procedure; Post-Injury Response Procedure Guidelines

Benefits of a Consistent Post-Injury ResponsePost-Injury Response Worksheet; Implementing Post-Injury Response on the Road; Sample Post-Injury Response Procedure; Summary Steps and Format; Chapter 7: Communication with Employees; Proactive Communication; Reactive Communication; Keep Complete Record; Two Types of Communication; Employee Brochure; Meeting with Your Employee; First Day Phone Call; Weekly Contact; Weekly Meeting Guidelines; Scheduling Weekly Meetings; Reducing Attorney Involvement; Chapter 8: Working with Your Insurance Adjusters or TPA; Claims Adjusters; What Is a TPA

Adjuster File Assignments

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780991336258

0991336259

OCLC:

881162922