March 5, 2002 There's never been a better time for Transitional Work.

(DUBLIN, OH) -- A Transitional Work Program is a cost-effective approach to providing progressive, individualized return-to-work options for an employer's injured workers. With the availability of BWC’s Transitional WorkGRANT$ funding today, there may never be a better time to develop a Transitional Work Program for your company.

As your Managed Care Organization (MCO) for workers' compensation, CareWorks’ primary goal is ensuring your injured workers recover from workplace injuries and successfully return to work as quickly and as safely as possible.

By providing your injured workers with a transitional work option during their recovery, you can maintain positive morale, reduce lost time and help realize direct indemnity cost savings.

Design of a Transitional Work Program

A progressive, individualized return-to-work program focused on transitioning injured workers with temporary physical limitations back to their original jobs. Significantly reduce workers’ compensation costs by allowing injured workers to perform transitional work duties during their recovery. Offer your injured workers a productive work option – as opposed to just light-duty – that maintains positive morale for all your employees. Benefits of a Transitional Work Program

Employers can realize direct medical cost savings with a reduction in overall employee absences. Employers can eliminate the need to hire and train replacement employees, avoiding the unnecessary delays and inefficiencies created when valuable employees are missing. By returning injured workers to work as quickly and safely as possible, the potential for legal complications is lessened. By experiencing minimal lost time, BWC claims reserves are reduced or prevented entirely. Implementing a Transitional Work Program

Your CareWorks Account Executive will serve as your central point of contact for your program. CareWorks is already uniquely partnered with VocWorks, Ohio’s largest network of vocational rehabilitation and transitional work developers. This partnership allows for enhanced communication between CareWorks, VocWorks and you. Costs of Transitional Work Program Development

80% of Cost: BWC Transitional WorkGRANT$ Program 20% of Cost: CareWorks Customer Discount 0% of Cost: Your Company* *Within limitations of BWC Transitional WorkGRANT$ program. CareWorks is pleased to offer a free information sheet summarizing the positive impact of Transitional Work and BWC's Transitional WorkGRANT$ program.

To learn more, please contact your individually assigned CareWorks Account Executive toll-free at 1-888-627-7586. As your MCO, we will continue to expand our service offering to provide the services you need to control your workers’ compensation premium.