Telehealth has been around a while but it wasn't until the pandemic hit that people clamored for video chats with their healthcare professionals. Telehealth is, for most, an alternative to seeing their primary care physician in their office — mostly for people who cannot travel or live too far away. Most insurance companies now offer telehealth as a benefit, giving employees more options for their healthcare. But what about using telehealth for other purposes than a medical consultation with your primary care physician?
Tim Clark
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categories Employee Telehealth, Occupational Telehealth, Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, Athletic Trainers in the Workplace, Cut Workers Comp Costs
How One Company Saved $252,000 in 60 Days
July 21, 2021
2020 Workplace Injury Statistics
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries & Illnesses report (published on Nov. 2020) the total injuries per 100 full-time workers remained unchanged at 2.8.
categories Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, Athletic Trainers in the Workplace, CFO Advice, Cut Workers Comp Costs
5 Unexpected Ways Companies Can Cut Expenses
July 14, 2021
A recent NetSuite article for CFOs — titled "5 Unexpected (and Painless) Ways to Cut Expenses" — contained an interesting survey, as well as useful advice, on how companies can conserve cash.
categories Virtual Injury Prevention, Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, CFO Advice
The Effectiveness of Workplace Nursing Hotlines
July 13, 2021
Does your industrial company use a nursing hotline to deal with workplace injuries?
categories Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, Cut Workers Comp Costs, Nursing Hotlines
Quite a lot, apparently.
categories Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, Improving Profit & Loss, Workplace Safety Index
Do Injury Prevention Solutions Replace Safety Managers?
June 25, 2021
We asked several customers of our Virtual Injury Prevention platform what they feared most before implementing a solution like Healthy Roster's that helps eliminate workplace injuries.
categories Workplace Injury Prevention, Work Safety, Safety Managers, Helping Safety Managers
MSDs Account for 30% of Workers' Comp Costs
June 21, 2021
Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries that impact how we move and usually caused by the repetitive stress and overuse of our muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
Over 66% of people dealing with MSDs say their jobs caused or aggravated their injuries. Not only do people suffer but there is a huge economic cost associated with these disorders of movement.
categories occupational health, MSDs, Safety & Wellness Programs, Workplace Safety Tips, Workplace Safety Topics, Work Safety Training, Cut Workers Comp Costs
As the CFO, you're responsible for managing all the financial activities within your company. You are tasked with saving or mitigating costs where ever and wherever you are able but there may be an area being ignored that could prove extremely valuable.
categories Workplace Injuries, Manufacturing Safety Programs, Work Safety, CFO News, CFO Advice
According to the studies, 69% of all work injuries are preventable. While workplace incidents have slowly decreased over the years, the problems persist. So does this mean that employee incidents and lost work days are in inevitable cost of doing business?
categories Injury Prevention Webinar, Workplace Safety Tips, Workplace Safety Topics, Work Safety Training
June is National Safety Month
May 29, 2021
Join Healthy Roster and the National Safety Council in welcoming in the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month!
categories Workplace Injury Prevention, Workplace Injuries, Work Safety, National Safety Month