Worker-centric practices and policies are an integral part of this year’s Teddy Award winning workers’ comp programs.

The 2018 Teddy Award winners built their programs around people, not claims, and offer proof that a worker-centric approach is a smarter way to operate.

This property management company struggled with low employee morale and high injury rates. Mentoring and a return to work program turned things around.

The city of Surprise found a unique way to cut workers’ comp costs dramatically, while securing prompt, high-quality care for their injured workers.

The Workforce Safety team at Northwell Health is full of fresh ideas, including a dynamic safe patient handling program that cut lost time and indemnity claims by a third.

The University of Pennsylvania, a 2018 Teddy Award winner, turned the University’s workers’ comp program around, giving it a unified identity and the structure it needed to succeed.

The 2018 Teddy Award winners built their programs around people, not claims, and offer proof that a worker-centric approach is a smarter way to operate.

Monmouth County, New Jersey, used a combination of advanced technology and safety-and-wellness programs to lower claims 44 percent and losses by 76 percent from 2009 to 2017.

For Main Line Health’s workers’ comp team, reducing employee injuries meant ditching the adversarial approach and pivoting to advocacy claims management.

In just four years, Starbucks Coffee Company changed the way workers’ comp claims were handled by placing the process in the hands of its partners.

The 2017 Teddy Award winners share their winning workers’ comp strategies.

The very best workers’ compensation programs are the ones where workers aren’t just the subject of the program, they’re a part of it.

The very best workers’ compensation programs are the ones where workers aren’t just the subject of the program, they’re a part of it.

For Delta Air Lines, putting employees first is the right thing to do for all company stakeholders.

At Rochester Regional Health, the workers’ comp and safety team champion employee engagement and positive reinforcement.

Better coordination of workers’ compensation risk management spelled success for the Massachusetts Port Authority.

The Valley Health System shifted its philosophy on workers’ compensation, putting employee and patient safety at the forefront.

Recognizing parallels between athletes and public safety officials, the city of Denver made tailored fitness training part of its safety plan.

When the City of Surprise, Ariz. got proactive about reining in its claims, it also took steps to get employees engaged in making things better for everyone.

Shared responsibility, data analysis and a commitment to employees are the hallmarks of Benco Dental’s workers’ comp program.