When an employee becomes sick or injured on the job, ensuring they receive prompt and appropriate treatment is crucial. A medical case manager facilitates this care, guiding both the employee and employer through New York's Medical Treatment Guidelines and supporting a safe return to work.

When you manage workers’ compensation for a company, you have two priorities: get your employee the care they need and get them back to work ASAP. Here, we outline four ways to create a faster claims reporting process for employees, setting you up for a faster, more streamlined case.

After more than 15 years spearheading complex cases, here are the three elements we’ve discovered are critical to successful collaborative case management.

At Viscardi, we’re intimately familiar with the intricacies of Workers’ Compensation in New York State and the unique challenges this presents for employers, medical managers, claims managers, and adjusters. Our goal is to arm you with tailored strategies and insights that address the specific hurdles you face.

"In the intricate landscape of workers' compensation, where recovery is not just about healing the body but also reclaiming a sense of purpose, vocational rehabilitation emerges as a crucial player. In the diverse tapestry of New York State, where industries vary widely, understanding the role of vocational rehabilitation becomes paramount for those navigating the path from injury to a triumphant return to the workforce.”

"In New York State, reducing workers' compensation costs involves a nuanced approach that combines vigilance, employee training, regulatory compliance, and injury prevention. Employers must recognize the uniqueness of New York's regulations and workplace challenges and tailor their strategies accordingly.

By placing a strong focus on safety, regulatory compliance, and expert insights, businesses in New York can not only reduce their workers' compensation costs but also foster a safer and more productive work environment.

Remember, New York's workers' compensation system is different—your strategies should be too. Stay vigilant, proactive, and informed to navigate the intricate New York landscape effectively.”

Explore this simple guide to workers' compensation in New York. From an overview of the system's significance to essential insights for injured workers, employers, and claims professionals, discover the benefits and claims process of workers' compensation in the Empire State.

In the annals of American history, few events have had as profound an impact on the workers’ compensation industry as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Join us as we explore the historic event's lasting influence on the workers' compensation system in New York.

…we’ve seen companies promote employee wellness through a number of initiatives, including step count challenges, unlimited PTO, better maternity and paternity policies, personal and professional development training, speakers series and lunchtime yoga classes.

These initiatives provide employees with opportunities to connect with one another, reduce stress levels and hit pause for a few minutes before returning to their day. But we sometimes feel our collective approach to employee wellness (we’re learning alongside the companies we support, after all!) is just a drop in the bucket compared to the overwhelming numbers on post-COVID employee burnout and stress, which all point to the same thing: Our struggle with mental health.  

In the first season of VISTV, we explored the theme of leadership: What does good leadership look like? How did COVID-19 change our leadership approach? In this second season of VISTV, we dug even deeper by asking professionals about their personal experiences with wellness in the workplace.

We were lucky enough to speak to a speech language pathologist, an international opera singer, a loan officer, a licensed clinical social worker and host of E! Famously Single and a registered dietitian. We asked: What about your relationship with work are you actively working through? Where have you most recently struggled? Here’s what Kathyrn Tarner, Zachary Nelson and Brooke Evans shared with us.

After spending our first season exploring the topic of leadership, we used this season to speak to professionals about their own approach to work and wellness. We asked: What are you doing to take care of yourself? What about your relationship with work are you actively working through? What do you want to see organizations do better? Over a series of three articles, we’re compiling and sharing the very best of what they told us.

It’s critical for the health of employees—and the business—that leaders put wellness at the very center of their plans. But how? Here, we share tactical ways to support the physical, emotional and social health of employees and build a culture of wellness, inspired by companies leading the charge and our own work addressing these three areas here at Viscardi.

What happens when two employees are horsing around on the job and one gets hurt? Here’s a breakdown of the Horseplay Rule.

If your organization has begun prioritizing safety initiatives but you’re still not seeing results, here are three ways your corporate culture might be contributing to your out-of-work employees.

The Workers’ Compensation Board has a fairly comprehensive rundown on its Ongoing Maintenance Care program here. If you have any questions specific to your case or know you need some OMC experts to help navigate the process, shoot us an email. We’d be happy to help.

While catastrophic injuries (thankfully) account for a small portion of workers’ compensation claims, they represent a large portion of total workers’ compensation losses. Here’s what to do when a catastrophic injury takes place at work.

In Part Three of our Language of Workers’ Compensation series, we outline the leading challenges non-English speaking employees face when they get hurt on the job and how, as an employer, it’s critical that you put proactive practices in place to better support their recovery.

Each stakeholder comes from a different perspective, has different motivations and uses different language to talk about the injured worker and their injury. Here’s a brief rundown on the main players in an injured worker case.

To date, workers' compensation claims in NY (and a few other states) have utilized an alternate form in order to substantiate injury and treatment. The New York State Workers' Compensation Board has now updated the process of claims submission and is holding the workers' comp payers to the same electronic filing of claims for billing. Enter: the revised CMS-1500.