Early Intervention, Collaboration Keys to Better Claims Outcomes, Group Says

The key to returning injured workers to the job site faster is an early intervention and a collaborative approach that brings together employers, behavioral health specialists, vocational rehabilitation consultants, providers and case managers. So said presenters at a webinar Tuesday that was hosted by the Disability Management Employer Coalition. Officials with Sun Life Financial, a life insurance and employee benefits company, said the firm's claims innovation lab has found that early collaboration and communication with team members, including the injured worker, have produced...