Integrated Disability Management
CareWorks USA’s Disability Management Solutions (DMS) provides integrated disability management services for employers of all sizes. Our IDM services are designed to work standalone or in conjunction with one another and include:
- FMLA administration and tracking.
- State specific leave law administration.
- Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD) medical management and administration.
- Sick leave administration.
- Workers’ compensation medical management and administration.
- Administration of any type of employer sponsored leave programs.
We have helped employers reduce costs associated with absences through proactive benefit management and integration of leave benefits. Our customers also experience increased productivity, improved employee morale and an overall reduction in the misuse of benefits as a result of implementing one or more of our IDM services.
Having trouble managing FMLA?
Not sure you’re in compliance?
Overburdened with FMLA paperwork?
Not only can outsourcing FMLA help you manage these problems it can save you money. Let CareWorks USA DMS provide a cost free no obligation assessment to help determine if outsourcing is right for you.
Considering outsourcing but think it would be cost prohibitive?
Well, think again. In 2009, the average return on investment for our clients was four to one. Outsourcing not only enables an employer to control the costs associated with employee absences, it enables an employer to reclaim significant resource dollars by allowing Human Resource Departments to re-direct priorities.
Modified Duty off Site (MDOS)
VocWorks’ MDOS program has proven valuable to employers of all size.
MDOS is a unique return to work program that allows employers to accommodate restrictions they would otherwise be unable to accommodate. Employees are placed off-site at non-profit organizations temporarily for 30, 60 or even 90 days. By utilizing MDOS, employers can avoid lost time claims and significantly lower their workers’ compensation and disability costs. VocWorks is proud to deliver our MDOS services nationally.
Exciting News Regarding MDOS in Ohio
VocWorks has some exciting news to share regarding our valuable MDOS services.
The Ohio Supreme Court accepts Modified Duty Off Site as a valid job offer in a decision handed down on October 7, 2009. THE STATE EX REL. SEBRING, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as State ex rel. Sebring v. Indus. Comm., 123 Ohio St. 3d 241, 2009-Ohio-5258.]
An employee was injured on July 12, 2005, while working at ALRO Steel Corporation in Toledo, Ohio. He returned to his former position and was later laid off. While laid off, he relocated to Wyoming. Based on seniority, the employee was recalled to work and their claim was amended and temporary total was resumed.
The employee was provided a light duty release to work in August, 2006. CareWorks USA/VocWorks facilitated an MDOS placement close to his residence in Wyoming. ALRO sent the job offer to the employee which he refused saying he was returning to Toledo. ALRO then provided a light duty job offer at their Toledo plant, which the employee declined stating he was returning to Wyoming. TTD was terminated due to the refusal of the light duty job offer in Toledo.
The employee appealed this finding all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court sighting Ohio Adm. Code 4121-3-32(A)(6). The Supreme Court denied further analysis of the appeal as the employee refused light duty job offers that were proximate to each residence.
MDOS at the OSIA’s 2010 Education Day
Attend the OSIA 2010 Education day on January 22, 2010, at the Quest Business Center in Columbus, Ohio, and hear Jodi South of Gordon Food Service speak about how MDOS has positively impacted their transitional work program.
Case Management Services
Quality case management is essential to successful claim resolution. Telephonic case management, field case management, task assignments and vocational case management are core services provided by VocWorks. Each of these services, when used at appropriate times, can reduce the overall costs of a workers’ compensation claim.
Telephonic Case Management
Staying in touch with injured employees helps employers reduce the impact of lost time injuries. Our proactive medical management practices focus on disability duration guidelines and treatment protocols which help set goals for safely reducing lost days, minimizing unnecessary treatment and decreasing overall claim costs.
Field Case Management
One of the most effective ways to achieve cost containment and reduce the financial impact of work-place accidents is to implement field case management. With direct contact to all parties of a claim, our field case managers can help eliminate unnecessary wait times for treatment requests, assist in timely coordination of services and help achieve successful return to work.
Task Based Case Management
Task assignments are goal-oriented, task-focused case management activities designed to move a claim forward without implementation of full field case management. Employers who utilize task assignment services are able to provide appropriate medical management for claims, while controlling overall claim costs.
Vocational Case Management
When permanent restrictions cannot be accommodated and the injured worker has no job to return to, assistance from a certified rehabilitation counselor (CRC) is essential. A CRC can be instrumental in establishing and facilitating a reasonable and appropriate vocational plan of action to assist the injured worker in returning to remunerative employment.
To learn more about our services, please contact your local VocWorks Account Manager via email below or call our Corporate Headquarters, toll-free, at 1-877-641-2010.
Laura Alexander
John Brose (Pennsylvania & West Virginia)
Tony D’Orazio
Lee Ann Griffith
Kathleen Hamlin
Denise Pretzer (Michigan)
Amy Miller (Indiana)
Leslie Samuelson (Michigan)
