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The first 72 hours — Early contact and pre-claim help as lead indicators

Lauren Finestone

There is a window of opportunity after a workplace injury when the trajectory of a claim is still wide open.

There is a window of opportunity after a workplace injury when the trajectory of a claim is still wide open. The worker is uncertain. The workplace is figuring out how to respond. No patterns have hardened yet. What happens in this window — particularly in the first 72 hours — has a measurable and significant effect on whether someone recovers well and returns to work. Two lead indicators sit at the heart of this window:  Tim...

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Published 28 April, 2026 | Updated 28 April, 2026