The network was made available to any organization in need of accommodating injured employees.
The longer an injured employee is off work, the less likely they are to return.
Studies show that if an injured employee is off work for 12 weeks, they have a 50% likelihood of ever returning to work.
That motivated the clinician to provide only the care required to bring the injured employee back to within normal limits.
"They can maintain active contact with injured employees to get them back to work."
Ordinarily, an injured employee should apply for both disability retirement and injury compensation.
The injured employee is also generally entitled to be considered for promotion as though still present.
These networks offer medical care and follow-up services for injured employees, with a critical eye on appropriate use of resources.
The injured employee or others with similar problems should take part in efforts to redesign the job or work station.
The report also says that to save themselves money, companies frequently pressure injured employees not to file workers' compensation claims.