Employers/Employees
EMPLOYER BENEFITS
The CWMP offers the following advantages to employers:
- Ability to choose initial care site and direct patient care
- Prompt referrals to a specialist as required
- Proactive case management to coordinate care, enhance communication, and simplify the treatment process
- Cost savings opportunities include:
- Provider discounts and other negotiated savings (routinely 13% to 15% below the workers’ compensation fee schedule)
- Reduced indemnity costs through effective return-to-work programs
- Significant reduction in attorney involvment and related litigation costs
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The CWMP offers the following benefits to employees:
- Timely initial medical evaluation and follow-up care from physicians trained to treat workplace injuries
- Convenient initial care sites and provider locations
- Prompt specialty referrals as required
- 24-hour telephone access to a registered nurse case manager as required
- Access to advocate/case manager to ensure patient does not “fall through the cracks” in the workers’ compensation system
- Early return to work (and full pay) due to timely appointments and an aggressive return-to-work program
Independent SG Risk Study Measures the Impact of CompCHOICE’s CWMP Program.