by Kory Wells, WorkCompEdge Blog Editor
(Part 2 of the Series “Getting Started with WorkCompEdge”)
In last week’s blog I talked about tackling work comp issues “bird by bird,” so it seems only natural that this week we should move, in some fashion, to a discussion of cats, as in, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” This common idiom certainly applies to the many ways you could decide which work comp issues – and WorkCompEdge modules, if you’re a member – your company should focus on first.
Print a copy of the Getting Started with WorkCompEdge survey and consult with other staff before you complete it online. Don’t worry if you’re not very sure of how to answer all the questions – it’s meant to be an intuitive guide to identifying the work comp issues you should focus on first.
As we discussed in the last blog, the WorkCompEdge proposal report in ModMaster provides an excellent first step – and analytical method – for determining where to start making improvements to your company’s or client’s work comp picture. But we also think there’s merit in a more intuitive approach, so that brings me to
Step 2 – Answer some key questions about your company’s operations in our Getting Started with WorkCompEdge survey.
This survey, located at www.specificsoftware.com/wce/survey.htm
, consists of 19 questions to help a company assess its work comp strengths and weaknesses. Each “question” is really a statement with which you can strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, or indicate neutrality. All questions have a ranking of importance which we’ve predetermined, but your positive or negative answers will, of course, further impact that ranking. Leaving a question blank is the same as a neutral response.
OK, now for the tricky part. Depending on the size and structure of your company, it may be difficult for one person to immediately answer all 19 of these questions. We have two suggestions:
- Print a copy of the survey and consult with staff including the controller, insurance or risk manager, safety team leader, human resource personnel, and CEO to get these questions answered before you complete the survey online.
- Don’t worry if you’re not very sure of how to answer all the questions. This is meant to be a more intuitive approach than the WorkCompEdge proposal report, so just give your gut response and move on.
When you submit the survey (using the button at the bottom of the survey page), results will be shown as a prioritized list of the WorkCompEdge modules. Whether or not you’re a WorkCompEdge member, you’re welcome to use the survey as a guide to determining the work comp issues that most need attention in your company. Give it a try – you’ll be the cat’s meow!
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