ABSTRACT
Other interactions with the community are also important, such as the relationship between the company and the local medical community. When a company maintains a positive interaction with the medical community, a bond of mutual trust and cooperation may exist. Thus, if the safety and loss prevention professional has a history of working with the medical commu nity, an injured employee's workers' compensation costs may be able to be reduced by returning the injured employee to restricted or light duty. If the
image and reputation of the company are poor, the medical professionals may want to keep the injured employee away from work for awhile, thus increasing the workers' compensation costs, because of the fear of re-injury or failure to follow the proscribed medical restrictions.
