Disability Management

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• Personal Author:
  Thomas EA
• Description:
  This chapter has examined the use of nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate case management for workers with both occupational and non-occupational health issues. It has explored some of the common practice settings in which case management is practiced for OHN case managers and explored the various team roles and responsibilities. The importance of the case manager as a worker advocate-even when employed by the employer, insurer or TPA-was stressed. Discussion of developing effective case management programs followed. Fitness for work was addressed. Major components of managing occupational disability and non-occupational disability were explored. RTW programs, disability benefits, FMLA, and ADA compliance were discussed within the context of disability management. Quality controls and outcomes in managed care were then explored, including technologies used to reduce variation and improve outcomes that can be applied to any health care setting. Disability case management, whether for occupational or non-occupational disability, is a rewarding role. In this role, the OHN has the potential to make a difference in the life of ill or injured workers by focusing on returning them to gainful employment and a more productive life. It is ultimately rewarding for the OHN case manager who is successful in helping ill or injured workers navigate through a confusing and possibly frightening system to achieve the goal of successful RTW. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Care Injuries Nurses Occupational Health Nursing Return To Work Worker Health
• ISBN:
  9780984886128
• Publisher:
  Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Florida ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  475-523
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056138
• Citation:
  Fundamentals of occupational & environmental health nursing: AAOHN core curriculum, fourth edition. Moore PV, Moore RL, eds., Pensacola, FL: Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc., 2014 Jan; :475-523
• Editor(s):
  Moore PV; Moore RL
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fundamentals of occupational & environmental health nursing: AAOHN core curriculum, fourth edition
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213801/cdc_213801_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.31 MB ]