Injury Prevention & Work Comp Insights for Employers and PT Practices
Short, practical reads from 26 years on both sides of the work comp table — how to read the data you already have, measure what your jobs actually demand, and build programs that hold. Written by Christopher Torres, PT, DPT, OCS, CEAS.
For EHS, HR, and operations leaders: OSHA 300 log patterns, leading indicators, job functional analysis, and post-offer testing that holds up under the ADA.
October 20, 2026
Work Comp Networks, Explained for Practice Owners: MedRisk, One Call, SPNet, Bardavon, and Streamline
Most work comp PT referrals are routed by managed care networks, not chosen by patients. How MedRisk, One Call, SPNet, Bardavon, and Streamline work, how to get credentialed, and what makes a practice referable.
October 9, 2026
How to Read Your OSHA 300 Log for Repeat Injury Patterns
Your OSHA 300 log is more than required paperwork. Five questions that turn three years of entries into a map of the injuries that keep repeating.
September 23, 2026
Your Injury Rate Is a Rearview Mirror: The Leading Indicators That Help Prevent the Next Claim
Why lagging metrics like TRIR and injury rate can't prevent the next claim, and three leading indicators — plus a metric reframe — that actually can.
September 14, 2026
Job Functional Analysis: The Measurement Everything Else Depends On
What a job functional analysis measures, why it's the foundation for post-offer testing and ADA-defensible hiring, and what gets missed without one.
September 5, 2026
Post-Offer Employment Tests: Why Skipping This Step Costs More Than It Saves
Why post-offer employment tests protect employers from costly workers' comp claims and how to build one that's legally defensible under the ADA.