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Board approves worker-injury solutions grant proposal and QuickMed relationship to reduce claims and speed care
Summary
Board approved a worker-injury solutions contract supported by a bureau grant and a QuickMed occupational-health agreement; administration said job analyses and triage services aim to reduce time out of work and workers' compensation costs.
Administration presented two items aimed at reducing workers' compensation claims and improving occupational health access, and the board approved both.
The worker-injury solutions proposal (budgeted at about $7,900 with a grant up to $8,200) will provide workplace education, job analyses for high-risk positions and guidance to return employees to safe duties. Administration said this addresses a recent increase in temporary-total disability claims: "This is the largest number that that I've seen since I've been here of staff members that are unable to work," a district official said during discussion. The job analyses will document physical demands so supervisors and physicians can better match return-to-work restrictions to actual job tasks.
Separately, the board approved a relationship with QuickMed for a la carte occupational-health services, including a VIP pass and a short-term promotion to provide complimentary sports physicals for fall athletes after the agreement is executed. Administration said the triage line and QuickMed options could reduce emergency-room visits and related high medical costs and improve speed of care for nonemergent workplace injuries.
