Early Claim Alert Overview
Every work injury claim experiences both un-served gaps of time and
communication.
These gaps have contained opportunities that will result in less costs and better outcomes.
Early Claim Alert developed a breakthrough solution in collaborative communication to erase gaps and capture new opportunities.
Big Picture - What It Is
- A unique WC claims early alert system on a cloud-hosted SaaS application
- Uses an automated email algorithm to link/integrate various Claims & Client roles
- Triggered by the decision for medical treatment
- Initiates both alerts and notifications to authorize medical treatment, report work status and notify claims of actionable events at the workplace...on the day of injury
What It Is Not
WARNING
Early Claim Alert Is Not
- Not a claims or first report system
- Not a separate technology, uses email only
- No additional IT resources required
Minding the Communication Gap
Imagine if all the claims team and client roles were connected in a smart
technology that sends alerts and notifications to the specific person(s)
that needs to know when certain situations arise.
Now think of all the events and situations that occur on the day of injury: medical treatment, authorizations, work status outcomes, suspicious claim circumstances, problem employee issues, completion of required forms and service needs to support return to work and medical case management.
Early Claim Alert designed an email system that engages all the stakeholders and all the situational events into a single Roles & Rules system. Think of it as a set of interlocking gears of individual roles that are locked in to respond to various situational events occurring on the day of injury.
Flowchart
Medical Event Report
EARLY CLAIM ALERT: Medical Event Report
Complete the following to trigger the notification system.
Employee Name (Last, First, Middle): | , |
Location: | |
Job Site | |
Occupation | |
Date of Injury | (MM/DD/YYYY) |
Date Reported to Employer | (MM/DD/YYYY) |
Brief Description of Injury | |
Medical Treatment Type | |
Provider | |
Medical Authorization
Automatically sent by fax or email, to selected provider. Provides medical authorization, contact and billing information and specific employer instruction regarding treatment and return to work.
MEDICAL TREATMENT AUTHORIZATION
This notification authorizes the initial medical treatment for a reported work-related injury.
Employee and Incident Data
Name: Adams Andy A.
Date of Injury: 5/2/2016 Date Reported to Employer: 5/2/2016
Injury Description:
Andy slipped on a puddle of water on the bathroom floor, fell, and hurt his arm.
Medical Provider: Westside Urgent Care Clinic
Address: 1122 N 33rd Street
Anyville, OR 97000
Fax: (541) 555-1234 Email:
Instructions:
Please provide the employee with a copy of any treatment recommendation and
their curent work status report prior to the employee leaving your facility.
RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM
This employer has an early return to work program and can accommodate most
temporary work restrictions. Please detail the work restrictions in your work
status report. We look forward to working with the physician and assisting
our employee with a speedy recovery.
Employer Contact Information
Organization: Kleen Maintenance Co.
Address: 4321 Washingtion Ave.
Anyville, OR 97000
Workers' Compensation Contact: John Smith
Phone: (541) 555-2345 Email: johnsmith@example.com
Billing Contact Information
Insurer: Example Mutual Insurance
Address: 123 Commercial St.
Anytown, CA 90000
Phone: (123) 555-9876 Email: billing@mutual.example.com
Billing Instructions:
Initial Client Notification
EARLY CLAIM ALERT
Initial Medical Treatment
Submitted by: Briggs, Barbara B. <bbriggs@example.com>
Claim: Adams, A DOI: 05/02/2016
Account: Kleen Maintenance Co. > Main Office > Custodial
Provide an update on medical treatment and current work status for this event.
Notified:
- Jones, Jenna <wcreporting@example.com>
Medical Treatment & Work Status Report
Account: Kleen Maintenance Co. > Main Office > Custodial
Claim: Adams, Andy A.
DOI: 05/02/2016
Reported: 05/02/2016 by Briggs, Barbara B. <bbriggs@example.com>
Provider: Westside Urgent Care Clinic
Medical Treatment and Work Status Update
Medical provider (Westside Urgent Care Clinic) has been provided an authorization for treatment.
Employee was treated on:
(MM/DD/YYYY)
Employee declined treatment
What was the result of employee's medical treatment? The physician's
decision was:
Full Duty |
Modified Duty |
Off Work |
Hospitalized
Effective date: (MM/DD/YYYY)
Do you want to send the Employee Medical Treatment Survey?
Yes:
Employee's email:
No
Next medical appointment date (if known): (MM/DD/YYYY)
Date returned to work: (MM/DD/YYYY)
Situational Assessment: Are any of these conditions present? Check all that apply. (Each condition checked requests the indicated service.)
Known employment problem (e.g., excessive absenteeism, performance issues)
Employee concerns re: injury/medical treatment
Case management notified re: contact physician
RTW assistance to coordinate modified duty
Case management/RTW coordinator notified re: modified duty. Urgent Request.
Suspicious incident circumstances
Service Request Notification
EARLY CLAIM ALERT
Case Mgmt. Request - RTW
Submitted by: Jones, Jenna <wcreporting@example.com>
Claim: Adams, A DOI: 05/02/2016
Account: Kleen Maintenance Co. > Main Office > Custodial
Please contact me at your earliest opportunity to discuss RTW services.
Notified:
- Donaldson, Denise <casemgr@example.com>
RTW Design
The RTW Tool is designed to service every industry with Modified Assignments created from our extensive database. Its ease of use and flexible design allow the user to easily select the appropriate occupational classification and receive a minimum of seven (7) modified assignments for the specific occupation. Each of the Modified Assignments are customizable for the specific claim or account.
Primary Standard Occupational Classification (SOC):
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1 | Professional, Technical, Administrative, and Managerment Occupations |
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2 | Service Occupations |
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3 | Production Occupations |
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4 | Construction and Extraction Occupations |
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5 | Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations |
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6 | Transportation, Material Handling and Distribution Occupations |
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7 | Farming, Fishing and Forestry Occupations |
Secondary Standard Occupational Classification (SOC):
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2.1 | Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
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2.2 | Healthcare Support Occupations |
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2.3 | Protective Services Occupations |
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2.4 | Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
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2.5 | Building and Ground Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations |
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2.6 | Personal Care and Service Occupations |
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2.7 | Sales and Related Occupations |
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2.8 | Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
Modified Assignment Example
Modified Assignments:
2.5.1 | Housekeeping Tasks |
2.5.2 | Administrative Tasks |
2.5.3 | Equipment Cleaning |
2.5.4 | Condition Monitoring -Inspection |
2.5.5 | Dispatch Tasks |
2.5.6 | Light Maintenance/Service Tasks |
2.5.7 | Training |
Title
SOC ..
Summary
N: None (no requirement)
S: Seldom (0-6% of assigned shift)
O: Occasionally (7-33%)
F: Frequently (34-66%)
C: Constantly (67-100%)
N | S | O | F | C | Comments | |
Standing | ||||||
Sitting | ||||||
Walking | ||||||
Lift/Carry | ||||||
Push/Pull | ||||||
Bending | ||||||
Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling | ||||||
Reaching/Handling | ||||||
Climbing | ||||||
Driving |
Psychological Restrictions
Comments
Regular Job Modified Example
Title
Describe the modifications made to the existing job to comply with the
medical provider's restrictions. For each restricted physical demand, select
the appropriate level of restriction and add any clarifying comments. Use
comments box at bottom to add case specifics.
X: No Limitation / No Restrictions
N: None (no requirement)
S: Seldom (0-6% of assigned shift)
O: Occasionally (7-33%)
F: Frequently (34-66%)
C: Constantly (67-100%)
X | N | S | O | F | C | Comments | |
Standing | |||||||
Sitting | |||||||
Walking | |||||||
Lift/Carry | |||||||
Push/Pull | |||||||
Bending | |||||||
Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling | |||||||
Reaching/Handling | |||||||
Climbing | |||||||
Driving |
Psychological Restrictions
Comments
Summary
- Provides a Complete RTW Solution for Case Management
- Documents Service Requests, Creates Numerous RTW Options
- Adapts to Every Industry, Claim and Account
- Can Be User-Restricted, Claim User or Claim-Client User
Price
INTRODUCTORY OFFER
$1,000 per account*, annual subscription basis
ENROLLMENT FEES WAIVED
*Limitations on number of locations and claim volume may apply
What's Included
Enrollment
- Each account is custom enrolled by our staff; we set-up who gets notified and when
- Initial medical provider information is loaded for each reporting Client location to send Medical Authorization
- Account-specific training using live-recorded webinars
Automated Alert and Notification Services for treatment, work status, service requests and service evaluation
- All major Claims roles/individuals for claims processing and case management services are linked to the Client's workers' compensation roles/individuals.
- All alerts and notifications are timed to receive follow-up reminders if there is no response.
- Optional notifications include timed reminders to complete FROI, OSHA notification and Supervisor's Report.
Optional Features
- RTW Tools for modified assignments and modified regular job
- Satisfaction Surveys to measure employee & client opinions
- Event dashboard to monitor performance
ROI
Early Claim Alert delivers stunning results.
These are the measurable ROI events:
- Enhanced best practices: reducing lag times, better reporting
- Saving time with a collaborative system connecting Claims, Client and Medical Provider
- Capturing opportunities for early RTW, medical case management and solving issues when they occur
- Lowering average cost per claim with timely response, less problems, less litigation
- Competitive advantage to attract new clients, retain current ones (priceless)
- Saving time for claims team staff (priceless)
Unified Solution
A Compelling Case for Client Compliance
- "In Control" from the outset
- Responsible for providing actionable information that lowers costs
- Saves time by their participation, using an automated alert/notification system
- Provides the initial medical-treater critical information regarding authorization, organization specific guidelines and billing instructions before employee arrives for treatment
- Improves their internal comp process to build a stronger alliance/collaboration with the claims group
A No-Brainer for Claims
- Higher & earlier level of service response on the day of injury
- Documented actionable events initiated by Client
- Adds new tools to aid RTW
- Improves current processes linked to Client performance; builds retention
- Saves valuable time on the day of injury with early alerts of important situations
- Ease of adoption, no technology hurdles
- High ROI, low annual cost
Event Dashboard
05/02/2016 | Initial Medical Treatment | ![]() |
Completed |
05/02/2016 | Authorization of MedicalTreatment | ![]() |
Completed |
05/03/2016 | Modified Duty Notification | ![]() |
Completed |
05/03/2016 | Case Mgmt. Request - RTW | ![]() |
Completed |
05/04/2016 | Case Mgmt. Followup - RTW | ![]() |
Completed |
Service Request
Service Request
Account: Kleen Maintenance Co. > Main Office > Custodial
Claim: Adams, Andy A.
DOI: 05/02/2016
Case Mgmt. Request - RTW
Created: 05/03/2016
Created By: Jones, Jenna
Finished: 05/04/2016
Alert Level: Green
Status: Completed
Comments:
Treatment Date: 05/03/2016
Next medical appointment date: 05/13/2016
Please contact me at your earliest opportunity to discuss RTW services.
Survey - Employee Medical Treatment
Account: Kleen Maintenance Co. > Main Office > Custodial
Claim: Adams, Andy A.
DOI: 05/02/2016
Reported: 05/02/2016 by Briggs, Barbara B. <bbriggs@example.com>
Provider: Westside Urgent Care Clinic
Employee Medical Treatment Survey
Your opinion about the quality of medical services that you received regarding your recent work injury is valuable. Please assist us in determining the quality of medical treatment you received.
By moving the slider, answer each question on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best or most favorable response, and 1 being the worst or least favorable. (The rating you choose will appear in the box to the right of the slider.)
How would you rate the medical services that you received (10 = excellent ... 1 = very bad)?
What was the waiting period to be seen (10 = seen immediately, ... 1 = excessively long delay)?
How satisfied were you with the physician's explanation of your injury and the overall treatment plan (10 = very satisfied ... 1 = very dissatisfied)?
Rate the overall experience at the medical provider/clinic (10 = excellent ... 1 = very bad).
Comments:
I decline to take this survey.