Occupational health nurses and case management.
Employers, providers, consumers, regulators, and society are demanding a systematic method to determine quality and cost efficiency in the provision of health care services in a multidisciplinary continuum of care within a reasonable time limit. Societal and legislative pressure on employers to incorporate and accommodate workers with disabilities or limitations and rising health insurance costs have urged organizations to set up effective strategies. An overview of the historical evolution of case management, trends in engaging workers in a successful return to work process, and a case study are presented.
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MOVA Pharmaceutical, Manati, Puerto Rico.
D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011647:Puerto Rico; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000191:economics