In the first half of this blog, we introduced you to some of the POWER and REWARDS of expanding your practice into Industrial Therapy. Shifting your focus from individual therapy in the clinic to working with Employers and Employees on the job site helps you access a greater pool of patients, develop ongoing partnerships with Employers, and catapult your career.

Now, let’s talk about how you can provide health care solutions, cutting both Medical and Workers’ Comp costs.  

First, reference the globally accepted KEY Industrial Therapy Worker Care Spectrum to see a layout of the many services you can offer.  Services on the Ability Management side of the Spectrum do not require involvement or billing through insurers but have significant impact on both aspects of cost to Employers and Employees.  

Second, by using KEY Pre/Post Hire Assessments, early intervention strategies, and KEY FCAs for return-to-work from injury or family/medical leave, you will achieve the following results for your Employer Partners and Employees:

• Workers’ Comp claims dropped from $3M to just $800,000 in a single year
• Lost Work Days: fell from 520 to 26 in first year
• Job Site Injury rates reduced by over 50%

As a KEY Assessment Provider, you become an integral part of the Employer’s team and create a safer and healthier work environment for everyone.  

Consider this: Workplace injuries cost U.S. businesses over 15 billion dollars annually from overexertion alone. That single issue makes up 35 percent of all workplace injuries. The result is staggering. 103 million production days are lost every year; 32% is due to injuries of prior years!  

One of the most successful ways to get started is to implement 2 things – and build a service stack from there …

1. Functional Testing and Assessments:

• Pre/Post Hire Assessments with all new Employees.  KEY P/P Assessments are reimbursed at $200-$300 per 30-45 min testing.   Are you getting that return now?   And are you getting the 50% decrease in injury rates of an entire Employer’s workforce? 
• Return-to-Work from injury or medical events.  KEY FML testing is reimbursed at $400 per 60-90 min testing; KEY FCAs range at $1000-$3000.  

2. Walk-Arounds with early intervention coaching.  

Create solutions for Employees at the moment and establish a base for Management and Employee Workshops and Labs.  

Finally, once you’ve implemented the system, the next most important aspect is to collect comparative data.  Let your results speak for themselves! Your outcomes, tracked at least quarterly, are used as a powerful tool – for program changes, for expansion, and for outreach to other Employers. The potential for expansion becomes limitless. 

Ready to leap into this powerful and rewarding new phase of your career? Contact KEY Functional at 800.333.3KEY (3539) or email us at support@keymethod.com. With one decision, you will become an essential resource for local Industry and reap rewards you never thought possible!