NWCDC 2019

TS1 | Leveraging Modern Telemedicine to Enhance Employer Workers’ Compensation Programs (Room Islander F-H)

Telemedicine is now a commonplace employee health-plan option while adopting it to treat workers’ compensation injuries remains a foreign concept in the average workplace. That represents missed opportunities to streamline the workers’ comp process, reduce work-related injury costs, and improve employee health outcomes. Telemedicine can also bridge generational gaps. Hear how Starbucks incorporated telemedicine into its workers’ comp program and the results obtained, and gain how-to advice on developing and implementing a telemedicine strategy.