Occupational Health Management Archives – August 1, 2009
August 1, 2009
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Reduce workers' compensation claims to just a handful; save over $3 million
Imagine your workers' compensation claims going from 543 a year to about a dozen companywide, with incurred medical costs plummeting from $3.5 million to $300,000 and claims costs going from $4.04 for each $100 of payroll to only $1.27. -
Boosting participation in chronic condition programs
Thousands of dollars are invested in a new diabetes program, but participation rates are dismal and you don't know why. How do you turn this all-too-common situation around? -
Intel's "multi-channel" approach reaches 100% of employees
Over 22,000 of Santa Clara, CA-based Intel's employees have participated in its "Health for Life 3-Step Wellness Check" program at least once in the last two years. How did the company get such great participation? -
Reward your workers for reporting near misses
A worker is wearing a full body harness, but with the lanyard attached to a handrail instead of to an anchor point that was engineered for fall protection. No one is injured - at least not this time. -
Safety suggestions from L'Oreal workers
Here are some changes that were implemented as a result of suggestions made by employees at L'Oréal USA's Solon Manufacturing Facility in Solon, OH: -
Don't hide your head in the sand, ID depression early
Depression is not as visible as a back injury-but it is without question a significant drain on workforce productivity-both absenteeism and presenteeism. -
Clear connection: Worker health and the bottom line
In these tough economic times, it may seem like a luxury to go beyond the basics in employee health and wellness. But addressing the health needs of your workers - from injury prevention to chronic disease management - may be the smartest way to save money. -
Boosting wellness on the 'graveyard shift'
There's a reason the night shift is dubbed "the graveyard shift." Working overnight has been linked to a greater risk of cancer, heart disease, depression, and automobile accidents. -
Occ group ties worker health to fed reform
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) recently briefed Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, outlining an advocacy agenda that ties the worker health to the current push for health care reform. -
Journal Review: Lost productivity more than doubles medical costs
Employee health conditions have impact far beyond medical and pharmacy costs, yet for several years those areas have been the primary focus of cost-savings efforts tied to prevention and treatment of chronic conditions, the authors emphasize.