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Making Workers' Compensation Work Better for Your Workforce
Telehealth can help uncomplicate your workers' compensation program—with better outcomes for employees and reduced costs for you.
By Lisa M. Figueroa, M.D.
December 8, 2023
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by Lisa M. Figueroa, M.D.
Lisa M. Figueroa, MD, has extensive experience leveraging innovation in health care, including the use of telemedicine in the workers’ compensation space. She is the vice president of medical operations at Concentra®. She also serves as Concentra’s national medical director of health information technology and telemedicine. She earned her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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