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Why Corporate Nurse:    The Health Bridge provides an outsourcing opportunity for employers to gain control of costs related to medical issues which impact profitability and insurance claims experience.  In this outsourcing arrangement, a client company enjoys the benefits of having a medically trained “partner” who is charged with the responsibility of both controlling medical cost and ensuring high quality care from medical providers. The foundation of this partnering relationship is The Health Bridge’s Corporate Nurse® program. This professional staff becomes the primary employer and employee interface for ensuring value and quality in health management. Corporate Nurse® responsibilities can include managing a wide variety of employment related medical issues, all of which directly impact profitability, productivity and employee relations.        Corporate Nurse is a complete occupational medical management system:   Specialty areas include: Coordinating pre-employment, return to work, and fit for duty medical evaluations including physicals and drug screens. Workers’ compensation intervention and medical management 24/7 Nurse on call First Aid and ‘home care” direction Triage to most appropriate care with follow through management when necessary. Priority appointments with primary care and specialist health care providers  Developing meaningful relationships with local physicians while creating the leverage needed to demand high quality, cost effective care. Maintaining "Center of Excellence" referral capabilities nationwide. Detailed documentation for filing First Reports of Injury. Professional documentation for perfecting insurance claims on behalf of the employer/employee relationship. Integrated coordination of “short term” and “long term” disability medical issues enabling  strategic replacement planning.   Providing medical support for executives worldwide On site intervention as necessary to achieve quality care    Benefits of Corporate-Nurse:     The experience of large employers has proven that having a company nurse on staff helps to decrease overall health costs within their operations….especially workers' compensation and disability costs. The benefits are quite obvious; company nurses can attend to injured or ill employees in a urgent need timeframe, providing advice and direction to achieve the best results. However, the costs associated with staffing a business with a company nurse are considerable. Salary, benefits, taxes, medical malpractice insurance, and overhead can easily reach that of a senior executive.      Cost Effective:   The Corporate Nurse process coordinates the flow of information and initiates control over medical intervention within minutes of the injury or reported illness while simplifying the claim process for the employer. Corporate Nurse decreases the cost of each claim, decreases the number of reportable claims, relieves the employer of making medical decisions, and simplifies the claim process.  All of this is measured in dollars on your bottom line.  Please take this opportunity to explore our website for more information.      Corporate Nurse Produces Results:   Employers can expect the following results from Corporate-Nurse®: Eliminate on average more than 25% of potential claims through our 24 Hour telephonic triage. Decrease emergency room referrals substantially by channeling injured employees to the most appropriate level of medical care or providing “home care” options. Reduce the number of “reportable” and OSHA ”recordable” cases.   Significantly reduce administrative overhead through completion of claim forms and documentation for employers and claims administrators within minutes of the injury Guarantee at least 150% return on the Client’s managed care investment.