Sunday, May 18, 2008

Doctors Say ‘I’m Sorry’

Before ‘See You in Court’ - New York Times

This is guaranteed to work. The corporation I worked for, before retirement, had a rule that if any employee was injured on the job, the Branch manager had to accompany the worker to the hospital and to contact the workers family. The injured worker was told (as well as his family) that his or her well being was the goal of the corporation. That the corporation stood behind the worker. That the worker shouldn't worry about the bills. And as soon as the worker was released from the hospital, we put them back to work at a job that fit the doctors orders. Guess what? Our Workmens' Compensation claims rate evaporated to a neglible amount. Insurance rates plummeted. Because we cared enough to do the right thing. And we made money by doing this! Duh!

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