Claims Management 101 - AIHA-RMS...Claims Management 101 for the Safety Professional Jolene Donahue,...
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Claims Management 101 for the Safety Professional
Jolene Donahue, CSHS, OT, AIC, AIS The OSHA Connection, LLC
303-908-5506 or 1-877-646-4974 9035 Wadsworth Parkway Ste. 3440 Westminster, CO 80021
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WELCOME What to Expect
Techniques *Save money *Lower Injury Rates
Case Law and Case Studies
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!IMPORTANT!
It is never acceptable to discriminate against or
terminate someone for reporting an injury or filing a workers’
compensation claim.
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Lag Time Number of days between
oEmployee: An injury and when employer notified
oEmployer: When notified and reported to insurance
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Lag Time Colorado – employer 10 days ; employee 4 days up to 2 years
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Lag Time Praxiom – 33% more costly after 24 hours. AMAXX – 35% more costly after 24 hours vs 45% more costly at 4-5 weeks. 22% litigated within 10 days vs 47% after 31 days. NCCI (Nat’l Council Comp Insurance) – 44 states 35% increase after 14 days vs 47% after 28 days.
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Medical Treatment “Right to Direct” choice from employer selected panel
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Medical Treatment Employee may not be paid Date of injury To/from appointments During appointments
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Employee Responsibilities
• Complete tasks assigned
• Bring in physician note after each appointment
• Attend every appt (both Dr & PT)
• Adhere to work restrictions 24 hr/day
• Cannot decide what tasks to do while restrictions assigned
• Maintain confidentiality
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Employee Responsibilities
• Follow policies & procedures: o Cannot call-in “in pain”
(send to the treating provider)
o Can call-in “sick” (follow company policy)
o Can take “vacation” (follow company policy)
o Cannot decide when to terminate treatment
o Advise of any concerns or questions
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Claim Coordinator Responsibilities
• Document
• Be consistent and fair
• Enforce policies
• Stay in contact with injured worker
• Notify the adjuster of any concerns, change in
status, all attorney correspondence
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Claim Coordinator Responsibilities
• Actively manage all open
claims
• Gather/maintain all paperwork and treating provider notes
• Maintain the OSHA 300, 300A and 301
• Neutral party
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Safety Professional
• Document! Document! Document!
• Fact finding
• Thorough
• Root causes
• Identify, eliminate and prevent
• Retrain
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HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act • Federal Privacy Rule
• Does not apply
o Work Comp insurers o Work Comp administrative
agencies o Employers
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• Safety Violations
• Positive post-accident drug or alcohol screens
Drug/Alcohol & Safety Policies
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Drugs / Alcohol
Drug and Alcohol testing Company policy vs. law
• Even if late report • Even if seeks treatment later • Even if treatment sought, before
next appointment • Results may affect benefits • Results may affect employment
BE CONSISTENT!
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Not everything that happens “at work” or “on the job” is considered Workers’ Compensation
(But sometimes it does)
Contact your adjuster for any of the following
Statutes and Compensability
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Spiders/snakes/bees/etc
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Anytime/Anywhere
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Aggravations / Pre-Existing
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Stress and Mental Health
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Voluntary Participation
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Food/Drink (prep and consumption)
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Personal Tasks (medication or deviation)
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Cold, Flu, Contagious Disease
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Travel
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Intentionally self-inflicted
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Clumsy or Less then Brilliant
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Work from Home
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QUESTIONS
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