RiskSAVER now offers employers a Coach; someone with years of experience in handling work place injury claims. By managing a workers' compensation injury expediently from the start, RiskSAVER has saved its' clients from millions of dollars in potential losses. By involving a workers' compensation "Coach" from the onset you will ensure that your employee's injury claim is handled correctly from the initial injury report through the initial doctor's visit(s). Our goal as your "Coach" is to provide the immediate professional help you need when an employee reports an injury. Our workers' compensation specialists are standing by to "Coach" you and your staff through the initial injury handling process. This is a low cost consulting programming designed to help you protect your experience modifier.
Who is the Head Coach?
Mr. Kern is a licensed
comprehensive independent insurance adjuster with 30 years of workers
compensation experience. He provides Risk Management consulting services to
a number of large organizations and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation
Professional (CWCP)
How does the program work?
1.
Employers must sign up for
the service in advance.
2.
Once
you sign up with “The Coach” you get a membership card with instructions on
the five things you should do when an injury occurs …
3.
When you call the coach
with a new injury we help you get the injured worker to a recommended
medical provider.
4.
We call the medical
provider and made the initial referral for examination
5.
We get the initial medical
report, a disability slip with work restriction, and the provider’s bill…
6.
If you have a written post accident drug testing
policy we order the appropriate drug test
7. We
take a brief phone
statement from the injured worker and collect the information necessary for
completion of a “First Report of Injury”.
8.
We confirm that the injury meets the three basic tests for the
payment of workers compensation benefits
9.
We audit the medical bills and reduce them to the Louisiana Medical
Fee schedule and send them to you for payment.
10. We monitor the initial medical treatment(s), duty status, work restrictions and keep you informed.
11.
We advise you about reporting the claim to your
workers compensation insurer and give you the information necessary to turn
in a full report to your insurer.
12.
As the employer, you have access to the injured
worker’s file on
TVC (The Virtual Casefile),
this allows you stay informed and to oversee the handling of the injury
claim.
Call RiskSAVER to set up a
free initial consultation with the Coach and take control of your workers
compensation costs.