Return-to-Work Programs
Return to work programs coordinate claims handling and workforce management into one process, rather than treating an injured employee's return as a separate track from the claim itself. This program is designed for organizations that want time away from work actively managed down.
Why It Matters
A stalled return-to-work case increases its own cost
Return-to-work cases stall when claims handling and workforce management operate as separate processes rather than one co-ordinated program. Without integration between the two, an active disability case can run longer than the underlying injury requires, tying up reserves and management attention while an employee's return to work goes unmanaged as anyone's specific responsibility.
HUB's Approach
Claims handling and workforce coordination in one process
HUB structures return to work programs to bring claims handling, reserve management and workforce coordination into one connected effort, rather than leaving an employee's return to work as a separate track the claims process doesn't actively manage. This integration is built into HUB's broader claims management model, the same coordinated approach behind HUB's annualized savings in medical cost management.
Legacy files and stalled return –to work cases come from the same underlying cause; treating a case as someone else's responsibility once the initial claim work is complete. HUB's claims advocates stay engaged with an active return to work case through resolution, coordinating with the organization so recovery time is actively managed down rather than left to run its own course.
HUB's Impact
Disability duration actively managed and not left alone
When return to work cases run longer than the underlying injury requires, organizations turn to HUB to integrate claims handling and workforce coordination into one program rather than managing an employee's return as a separate process disconnected from the claim itself. This integrated approach is the same one behind HUB's annual savings in medical cost management.
Case Studies
Cost Contained
Troy Varness, General Manager, Fred's Appliance
Insights for Your Business
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