Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation -
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Published on: 3/5/2009
Last Visited: 3/5/2009
Pictured (left to right) are Robert L. Swayze, Executive Vice President, Eustis Insurance & Benefi ts Patricia Conrad, Safety Director, Goodwill Industries; Darren Kimball, Senior Loss Prevention Consultant, LWCC; Hilda Butler, Manager, Goodwill Industries; Catharine Miller, Medical Case Coordinator, LWCC; Ansel Bradford, Senior Claims Representative, LWCC; and Frances Williamson, Human Resources Director, Goodwill Industries.
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From 2005 to the present, Catharine Miller has worked in this role, which requires specific training in occupational health.
The case coordinator's primary responsibility is to ensure that the physical and psychosocial needs of the injured employee are effectively addressed during the recuperative process and facilitate the employee's safe and prompt return to work.
According to Bradford, West, and Miller, Goodwill is now utilizing OMNET (LWCC's statewide occupational medicine network) and getting injured employees to the doctor within 24 hours, which is critical in the return-to-work process.
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"OMNET is the key to addressing problems quickly and getting a handle on medical care," said Miller.