title: Breaking with tradition and redefining the disability equation: the Southern Californian Edison experience.
abstract: Southern California Edison formed a single, new disability prevention and management organization: Employee Services. This department aggregated the formerly scattered programs dealing with the entire disability continuum from injury prevention through claims and rehabilitation to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance and occupation research.
authors.affiliation: Integrated Health Management Associates, Emeryville, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tortarolo
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Polakoff
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D002140:California; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003625:Data Collection; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000458:organization & administration*