Nurse Hotline Program Shows Promise at PG&E

LAS VEGAS -- The number of worker injuries being reported at Pacific Gas & Electric is going up. But the company is happy with the result, because the injuries are being reported within a day or so of when they occur, a period when treatment is typically simpler and costs are lower. Bryon Bass, PG&E’s director of Integrated Disability Management, presented the results of the company’s early injury-reporting program Wednesday during the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference. Central to the program is a hotline that puts the injured worker in touch ...