scholarly journals Workplace Health Safety and Compensation Commission Disability Management Program

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Devereaux
Keyword(s):  
Disability Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Workplace Health ◽  
Health Safety

scholarly journals Return on Investment (ROI) and Development of a Workplace Disability Management Program in a Hospital—A Pilot Evaluation Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8084
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Camisa ◽  
Francesco Gilardi ◽  
Eugenio Di Brino ◽  
Annapaola Santoro ◽  
Maria Rosaria Vinci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Annual Productivity ◽  
Break Even Point

The progressive ageing of the working population and the increase in related chronic diseases tend to affect working capacity. The aim of this study was to evaluate a Workplace Disability Management Program (WDMP) within a pediatric hospital. Absenteeism due to healthcare workers’ (HCWs) pre- and post- WDMP and the related costs were used for the program evaluation. The Return on Investment (ROI), the Break-Even Analysis (BEA) and the value of the average annual productivity of HCWs who took advantage of the Disability Management (DM) interventions to assess the economic impact of the program, were also used. The HCWs enrolled in the program were 131 (approximately 4% of hospital staff), of which 89.7% females and with an average age of 50.4 years (SD ± 8.99). Sick leave days of the HCWs involved decreased by 66.6% in the year following the end of WDMP compared to the previous one (p < 0.001). The total estimated cost reduction of absenteeism is 427,896€ over a year. ROI was equal to 27.66€. BEA indicated that the break-even point was reached by implementing the program on 3.27 HCWs. The program evaluation demonstrated the particular effectiveness of the implemented WDMP model, acting positively on the variables that affect productivity and the limitation to work.

3M: A Disability Management Approach

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Beaudway
Keyword(s):  
Extended Period ◽  
Disability Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Disability Benefits ◽  
Worker's Compensation ◽  
Worker’S Compensation ◽  
Program Manager ◽  
Disabled Employees

A disability management program was initiated at 3M Corporation in 1980. The program had as its main purpose to control disability costs by returning disabled employees to work. 3M's disability management program is staffed by a disability program manager, a worker's compensation supervisor, a rehabilitation supervisor, and four disability programs coordinators. The staff is responsible for identifying and monitoring employees who are off work for an extended period of time and therefore receiving disability benefits. In conclusion, the author provides a case study that illustrates the use of the disability management approach at the workplace.

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