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OWCP Interagency Meeting
  • Shelby Hallmark, Director
  • Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs


  • November 28, 2007
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 “SHARED” Progress
  • FECA is like football:


    • -- It’s a contact sport, and it’s all about teamwork.

  • SHARE has focused agencies’ attention on safety and FECA mgt.
  • OWCP continues to pursue its many initiatives to help achieve better results


  • – Doug will focus on those later.


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“SHARE”  IS WORKING
  • The President’s “Safety, Health and Return to Employment” Initiative is meeting all goals


  • SHARE I (2004-2006) slow to start, ended with a bang


  • SHARE II (extended through FY 2009): already firing on all cylinders
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SHARE Goals
  • To reduce Total Case Rates by at least 3% per year


  • To reduce Lost Time Case Rates by at least 3% per year


  • To improve the timely filing of injury and illness notices by at least 5% per year


  • To reduce the rates of lost production days due to injuries and illnesses by at least 1% per year


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Total Case Rates -- Goal #1
Federal Government (less USPS)
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Total Case Rate -- Goal #1
Major Agency—FY07 Goal vs. Actual
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Lost Time Case Rates -- Goal #2
Federal Government (less USPS)
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Timeliness -- Goal #3 
Federal Government (less USPS)
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Timeliness  -- Goal #3
 Major Agency – FY07 Goal vs. Actual
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Lost Production Days -- Goal #4
Federal Government (less USPS)
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Lost Production Days -- Goal #4
 Major Agency – FY07 Goal vs. Actual
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Lost Production Days
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OWCP Contributions
  • OWCP measures its own Return to Work efforts via “QCM Lost Production Days”


  • Limited to cases moving into the Quality Case Management process – normally those with disability beyond COP


  • For FY 2007 we pushed down LPD for these serious cases to 148 days – down 25% in 10 years
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OWCP Contributions, cont’d

  • Periodic Roll Management continues to provide results:
      • $17 Million first year savings in FY 2007
      • Over $2 billion in savings since inception in 1993


  • Medical cost containment goal met again – fee schedule and bill pay edits net millions in cost avoidance



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    Long-term Disability Roll
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FY 2008 and Beyond
  • OWCP/DFEC continue to innovate – Doug Fitzgerald will discuss


  • SHARE Web page update this week:
    • FY 2007 LPD results;
    • FY 2008-09 performance targets for all 4 of the goals; and
    • All power point presentations from this meeting

  • Still pursuing FECA reform legislation



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FECA REFORM Goals


  • Enhance Incentives


  • Address Equity Concerns


  • Fix Antiquated Provisions



  • Revised package to OMB for clearance next week


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Reaching the goal:
  • A safe and healthy workforce, protected by the best workers’ compensation system on Earth