The guiding loss control philosophy that employees who are under less physical strain have a smaller chance of suffering a job-related injury helped Oklahoma-based INTEGRIS Health hold its workers' compensation medical costs steady since 1998 despite an 8 percent inflation rate and a payroll that has more than doubled during that time period.

That philosophy and its practical application helped INTEGRIS earn an Honorable Mention as one of three winners in the third annual National Underwriter Award For Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management program, sponsored by NCCI.

For health care organizations like INTEGRIS–which operates 13 acute care hospitals, 69 physician clinics and other medical facilities across Oklahoma, employing over 9,000 full time–frequent workplace injuries resulting from daily physical strain are often an unfortunate way of life.

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