Local medical clinics are a great way to keep your workers compensation costs low. Smart staffing company owners have relationships with these clinics around their market, so that when a minor accident occurs, the employee can be sent to the clinic for treatment. The alternative to these clinics is to send the employee to a hospital emergency room where costs can be many times greater for the same minor medical procedure to help the employee.
Most states allow the employer to direct the employee to the medical facility of their choosing when a minor accident occurs. You should check with your work comp insurance agent or broker for the specific laws in your State. Medical clinics in general have emerged as a very cost effective alternative to emergency room treatment. In fact the recent “US Affordable Care Act” promotes the use of these clinics over emergency rooms as a way to “bend the cost curve” of medical costs.
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Best Regards and Work Safe!
David
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