On-site Corporate Health

WHSI recruits physicians and nurses to place on-site with clients who have a history of workplace injuries. The physician is responsible for the following:

• Reviews employee clinical case/injury immediately upon occurring.
• Provides a medical opinion to validate employee’s injury claim.
• Develops treatment plan including treatment, further diagnostic testing, compliance with treatment, and response to treatment.
• Follow up with patient to ensure appropriate case management and timely return to work.
• Completion of FAF upon return to normal work duties.
• Tracking of injuries, modified workers, and time to return to normal work duties.
• Coordination of cases with onsite disability coordinator.
• Coordination and management of Independent Medical Evaluations (IME) if deemed necessary after consultation with onsite disability coordinator.
• Available for management/administrative meetings if required.

An example of benefits realized both by employees and employer is as shown below:

Before WHSI:

• Average of 100 employees on modified work on any given week.
• Average time an employee was on modified work was 12 weeks.
• Average direct cost to hire and train a replacement for an employee on modified work was approx. $700 per week.
• Company had a surcharge with WSIB for several years in excess of $1MM per year prior to Wellpoint’s involvement.
• Company sustained costs of hiring, training, and administrative work.

Approximately 3 months after WHSI was retained:

• Average number of employees on modified work went down to approx. 35 in any given month.
• Average time an employee was on modified work went down to 2.5 weeks.
• The year after Wellpoint was retained, the client was in a rebate position with WSIB.