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Four Steps to Reduce Workers’ Compensation Costs
Addressing behavioral health early can lower workers’ compensation costs, speed up recovery and help injured construction workers return to the job faster.
By Jean Feldman, RN,BSN
October 4, 2024
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by Jean Feldman, RN,BSN
Jean Feldman, RN, BSN, is a senior director of managed care at Sentry with more than 30 years’ managed care experience. Sentry developed injured employee complexity factor models that use claims data to identify injured workers who would benefit from early behavioral health interventions.
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