Articles tagged under ‘Jurisdictional comparison’

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• SIRA answers questions about value-based healthcare

  Petrina Casey of SIRA discusses the benefits and challenges of value-based healthcare (VBH) in workers' compensation.

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• Australian workers hit hard by Covid worries

  Almost as many Covid-related mental health claims as infection claims were lodged in Australia in the months to July 31, according to workers' compensation data released by Safe Work Australia - but the US outstrips us by far.

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• Measuring RTW in 5,4,3,2,1

  How should employers measure RTW performance? We dig into Safe Work Australia’s national approach to highlight five measurement principles that apply within organisations, as well as across the board.

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• How is Australia tracking in RTW?

  A quick look at return to work data released by Safe Work Australia in 2019

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• A new, national approach to RTW

  Safe Work Australia's National Return to Work Strategy shows promise. Will they deliver on the implementation?

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• Dispute Resolutions: How does your jurisdiction stack up?

  The CPM report provides information on disputation rates and dispute resolution rates across Australia and New Zealand schemes. The 2015 report is the 17th report analysing year on year workers compensation data.

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• Are worker's comp boards serving return to work?

  And can you pick the Australian jurisdiction in which board members have NO hands-on experience of workers' comp?

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• Durable RTW - was life meant to be this hard?

  Why are the numbers of people making return to work more difficult increasing?

Archived Articles 1 - 51 of 51

• 2014 Return to Work Survey: National results

  We once again review the past year's trends in RTW

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• 2013 Return to Work Survey: national results

  We review the past year's trends in RTW

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• RTW Rates in Australia and New Zealand, trends without benefits.

  Static or declining return to work seen in most Australian jurisdictions, with improving return to work results in New Zealand.

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• RTW Trends in the Northern Territory 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends under Comcare 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends under Comcare, using data within the Return to Work Monitor

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• RTW Trends in Victoria 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends in NZ 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends in QLD 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends in NSW 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends in South Australia 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service and demographic trends.

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• RTW Trends in Tasmania 2005-06 to 2011-12

  Return to work trends, influences on return to work, insurer customer service, and demographic trends.

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• RTW in the sunshine state

  Queensland has seen a slight drop in its durable return to work rate over the last year.

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• Tasmania takes a dip

  Recent regulatory changes are the likely cause of a slight drop in Tasmania's RTW performance.

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• RTW Trends in Queensland 2005-06 to 2010-11

  RTW rates have improved, but are still below the highs recorded in 2005-06.

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• As goes NSW, so goes the nation

  Like other eastern states, New South Wales return to work rates have lifted from GFC lows.

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• RTW Trends in Tasmania 2005-06 to 2010-11

  Return to work rates have been falling in Tasmania in the last two years, though there has been a less notable drop in durable RTW.

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• Comcare's RTW dilemma

  Return to work rates under Comcare's jurisdiction are falling, and a sharp rise in mental health and stress claims are biting into the scheme's bottom line.

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• RTW Trends in NSW 2005-06 to 2010-11

  NSW has largely mirrored the national rate over the last six years.

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• WorkCover SA on the road to nowhere?

  RTW rates in South Australia are trending downwards despite recent reforms.

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• RTW Trends in Comcare 2005-06 to 2010-11

  Comcare's traditionally high levels of return to work are in decline

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• Victoria's RTW bounce back

  Victoria has recorded its second consecutive year of improvements in return to work rates. What has caused the turnaround?

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• RTW Trends in Victoria 2005-06 to 2010-11

  Compiled by the RTW Matters team using data from the Australian and New Zealand RTW Monitor.

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• RTW Trends in South Australia 2005-06 to 2010-11

  Compiled by the RTW Matters team using data from the Australian and New Zealand RTW Monitor.

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• Back to the future - A summary of the RTW results from the 2011 RTW Monitor

  RTW levels are returning to the rates of four to five years ago, but some of the previous standouts are lagging.

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• Return to work support profile - Tasmania

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at WorkCover Tasmania's Return to Work Division.

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• Return to work support profile - Western Australia

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at WorkCover WA's Return to Work Division.

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• Return to work support profile - New South Wales

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at WorkCover NSW's Return to Work unit.

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• Return to work support profile - Queensland

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at Q-COMP's Return to Work Assist unit in Queensland.

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• Return to work support profile - South Australia

  As part of a continuing series on the resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011, we take a look at WorkCover SA's Return to Work Inspectorate and Support Unit.

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• Return to Work Support Profile - Victoria

  This is the first in a series of articles examining resources available to Return to Work Coordinators in 2011 across various jurisdictions. To kick things off, we take a look at WorkSafe Victoria's Return to Work Division.

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• Rehab roundup: Western Australia

  We chat to Rob Gordon, recent past-president of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

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• Rehab roundup: Victoria

  We chat to Anthony Zalakos, president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

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• Consider the alternative: Part 7 - Tasmania

  We speak with Stephen Carey, Chief Commissioner of the Tasmanian Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal about the State's recent legislative changes.

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• The trouble with making it harder - Evidence from the 2011 RTW Monitor

  The 2010-11 Return to Work Monitor shows a drop in return to work in previously high performing jurisdictions. And Key Information For Employers.

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• Consider the alternative: Part 6 - Western Australia

  We speak with WorkCover WA about the current system and big changes on the horizon.

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• Rehab roundup: South Australia

  We chat to George Hallwood, president of the South Australian branch of the Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association.

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• Brand WorkSafe

  WorkSafe Victoria aspires to be a centre of excellence for RTW. But with long term RTW rates now below 2006-07 levels, is rhetoric outstripping performance in the smallest mainland state?

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• RTW Trends: Victoria, 2005-06 to 2009-10

  Our review of Victorian RTW, drawing on information from the annual RTW Monitor.

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• RTW Trends - Queensland 2005-06 to 2009-10

  Our review of Queensland return to work results, using the national Return to Work Monitor

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• Sunshine state

  Will Queensland's focus on supporting people and fixing processes improve financials in the long term?

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• RTW Trends - Comcare 2005-06 to 2009-10

  Our review of Comcare's return to work results, using the national return to work monitor

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• RTW helps and hindrances

  Employers, insurers, doctors, plans, participation. According to the RTW Monitor, all can help--or hinder--RTW. What makes the difference?

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• SA on the up and up?

  The RTW figures coming out of SA look encouraging. Are they telling us the whole story?

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• What is it about the Apple Isle that has the best RTW outcomes across the land?

  Not hindering but helping, could it be that simple?

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• RTW Monitor 09/10: A change in direction?

  It's that time of year again...RTW Monitor time! First up, an overview of trends within Australia / NZ. Are we still in decline?

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• The jurisdictions that win or lose in return to work

  An all in comparison finds return to work performance in decline.

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• RTW Monitor Summary Pt 3: why are RTW rates low?

  Only 30% of injured employees reported developing a RTW Plan AND being given assistance to follow the plan.

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• RTW Monitor Summary - Part Two

  Return to work outcomes in most jurisdictions have been declining since before the Global Financial Crisis began. Why?

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• RTW Monitor Summary - Part One

  The annual RTW Monitor is out - RTW Matters summarises it's findings.

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• Putting the human touch on case management

  Case management in South Australia should address the complexity of human nature, according to a recent paper by Robin Shaw.

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• The good, the bad, the ugly: Round three

  Who comes out saddles blazing when Comcare takes on the ACT and QLD in the third instalment of our jurisdictional website comparison?

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• Measuring the fairness of IMEs

  In a world first, researchers have launched the Basel Fairness Questionnaire (BFQ), a survey that assesses claimant perceptions of the fairness of medical assessments in compensation systems.

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• Experiments in workers’ compensation

  In Minnesota, USA, an alternative workers compensation scheme has reduced conflict amongst stakeholders and lowered time off work.

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• Geography of RTW and mental health

  Do workers in some Australian jurisdictions take more time off work for a mental health claim than others? If so, why?

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• Snapshot of Australian claims, 2015-16

  The latest in Australian workers compensation data: we summarise claims numbers by gender, profession, industry, body part and type of injury or illness.