The COVID-19 Experience
Threatens Healthcare Workers
The risk can be physical, mental OR BOTH
Reduce resulting workers’ compensation claims
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Ascellus’s programs have saved 50% in workers’ compensation costs.
Work-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (W-CBT)
provides workers with the behavioral skills to overcome psychological and physical barriers to returning to work.
STOP EXTENSIVE CLAIMS IN THEIR TRACKS
Nearly 75%1 of reported COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims
involved employees at nursing homes, hospitals and other
healthcare and emergency settings.
NEED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT2
NOW BATTLE MENTAL ILLNESS1
EXPERIENCING POOR MENTAL HEALTH3
W-CBT programs help Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) reduce
workers’ compensation claims through identification and treatment.
Preventative W-CBT Can
Reduce Future Claims
Ascellus’s programs can equip healthcare workers with the skills to
handle work-related stressors during and after the pandemic.
FLEXIBLE COVID CARE PATHWAYS
PHYSICAL ONLY
For people diagnosed
with COVID-19 and
return-to-work anxiety.
PHYSICAL-MENTAL
For people diagnosed
with both COVID-19 and
a psychological disorder.
COMPLEX PHYSICAL-MENTAL
For people who suffer
severe physical effects
from COVID-19 and
return-to-work anxiety.
MENTAL ONLY
For people without a
COVID-19 diagnosis, but
experiencing PTSD, work-
related trauma or stress.
CALIFORNIA STRESS CLAIMS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY
California Labor Code 3208.3 recognizes that work-related traumatic events may qualify for workers’ compensation. Ascellus can provide treatment plans and preventative intervention to help with:
BURNOUT
ANXIETY
PTSD

For more information on both individual support and treatment interventions and organization-wide prevention programs, call us at 1.866.678.2924 or email us at referrals@ascellus.com.

ASCELLUS’S FLEXIBLE COVID CARE PATHWAYS SPEED RECOVERY AND LOWER CLAIMS COST
The U.S. is facing a mental health crisis fueled by pandemic stress, and healthcare workers are among those most affected. SIXTY TWO PERCENT of healthcare workers are now experiencing mental illness4.
Many are seeking workers’ compensation to help with the mental and emotional pressure. By introducing COVID-focused W-CBT programs, Integrated delivery networks can reduce claims through prevention and treatment.
See employer resources and case studies by clicking “Download Program Information.”
To learn about Ascellus’s Flexible COVID Care Pathways program, call 1.866.678.2924 or email us at referrals@ascellus.com.
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ABOUT ASCELLUS
Ascellus is the leading behavioral health provider focused on helping injured workers restore their physical and emotional wellbeing. By bringing
people and technology together, Ascellus delivers customized treatment options through a national network of licensed clinicians, reducing costs for
workers’ compensation claims and empowering injured workers to return to work sooner.
1. JAMA Health Forum. CDC Report “Considerably Elevated” Mental Health Toll from COVID-19 Stresses. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2770050
2. Mental Health First Aid (2019). 5 Surprising Mental Health Statistics. https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2019/02/5-surprising-mental-health-statistics/
3. Kaiser Family Foundation (2021). KFF/Post Survey Reveals the Serious Mental Health Challenges Facing Frontline Health Care Workers a Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/kff-post-survey-reveals-the-serious-mental-health-challenges-facing-frontline-health-care-workers-a-year-into-the-covid-19-pandemic/
4. Kristoffersen, M. (2021, February 17). Burnout, alcohol, PTSD: Health Workers Are Suffering. Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved from https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/burnout-alcohol-ptsd-health-workers-are-suffering/.

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