Disability management interventions provide economic and health outcome benefits

By: Joy Hewitt, 20 July 2008, Costs, RTW approaches

DESCRIPTION: There is solid research evidence that return to work management programs improve the 'bottom line'.

Take Home Messages: 1. The benefits of a disability management program include reduced health care costs, reduced wage replacement costs, as well as administrative and indirect costs. 2. There are costs in setting up and running a disability management program, including wages of the return to work coordinator, costs in setting up reporting, and other staffing. 3. &n...