A Physician's Guide to Return to Work - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Finally a guide book to help primary care physicians and care providers navigate return-to-work issues. This needed reference is written from the healthcare provider's point of view combining the science with the art of medicine. "A Physician's Guide to Return to Work" teaches physicians and health care providers how to think through the issues of "risk", "capacity" and "tolerance" when negotiating return-to-work and stay-at-work issues with patients.The most common questions faced by physicians, insurers, attorneys, employers and workers' compensation managers are answered with the most current science available. It is written by practicing physicians and legal experts who regularly face return-to-work issues. It provides practical aspects of evidence-based medicine, causation analysis, functional capacity evaluations and the legal aspects of return-to-work decision making. It presents ways that primary care physicians can help patients negotiate return-to-work decisions. It discusses the implications of medication, work aspects, and driving. It describes the health consequences of unemployment. It provides specific examples and case studies help appropriate disability ranges to a specific diagnosis. It includes tables and charts from the most current edition of "The Medical Disability Advisor".

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