title: Absence/lost time management: strategies to keep the workforce productive.
abstract: Managed disability is an effective tool to reduce the expense of disability claims. However, many employers have not realized the financial significance of lost time due to unexpected absence. This article discusses emerging trends that contribute to the need for absence/lost time management, quantifying the costs of lost time to the employer. Methods for tracking absence/ lost time are illustrated, as well as examples of lost time management.
authors.affiliation: CIGNA Group Insurance, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Reisenwitz
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D003710:Demography; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004526:Efficiency; D017407:Family Leave / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D018868:Insurance, Disability / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014481:United States