Summary
Integris Health has reduced its workers' compensation budget by 50 percent, or $15 million, over a six-year period. Company officials attributed this result to actively managing these costs and support from senior executive management.
In 2003, Integris won an Award of Excellence from the Oklahoma Department of Labor for its safety programs, which have reduced the number of injuries experienced by Integris employees.See the full content of this document
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Okc Medical Briefs February 4, 2004
The company's disability management program involves areas such as purchasing equipment that will reduce employee injuries, training, education, safety and communication, vigilant analysis and monitoring to control workers compensation costs.
Another component of the program is ergonomics, which utilizes workstation analysis to reduce stressors that cause cumulative trauma disorders and repetitive motion injuries.Because paying an employee for work not performed is a big part of workers' compensation costs, Integ...See the full content of this document
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