Companies whose disability case managers rely only on standard return-to-work durations may be throwing away millions of dollars, says Reed Group President, Guidelines, Jon Seymour, MD.
Westminster, CO (Vocus) July 16, 2009 -- Companies whose disability case managers rely only on standard return-to-work durations may be throwing away millions of dollars, says Reed Group President, Guidelines, Jon Seymour, MD.
At next week's Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) Conference, Reed Group, provider of the MDGuidelines Web portal, will demonstrate a new industry-changing predictive tool that will allow much more accurate prediction of disability return-to-work durations. The tool can help employers save millions by guiding disability case managers toward shorter recovery times.
Employees on medical disability leave typically receive case management services from their employer, a third-party administrator or insurance company. Disability case managers work with physicians and other professionals to ensure that employees receive the treatment they need to return as quickly as possible to full productivity.
The caseworkers who manage these disability cases typically rely on standard guidelines for return-to-work durations. Some standard durations are simply statistical averages
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