title: Four components for an improved return-to-work program.
abstract: Today more than ever before, employees are working in an atmosphere of anxiety and stress. A fundamental and dynamic shift is taking place in the work world. Our economy is changing so rapidly that we no longer have definable career paths. Many have called this change the third revolution or tidal wave. Most experts have agreed, however, that the situation is a transformation from a producing economy to one of information or knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Mc/RS, Ankeny, Iowa, USA. LewVier@aol.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vierling
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D002321:Career Choice; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000458:organization & administration*