Most of us deal with sick and injured workers on a daily basis. At some point, daily tasks and deadlines take over and empathy takes a backseat.
Read here.Nurse case managers have the experience and the will to take the lead in delivering the biopsychosocial model of injured worker recovery.
The new fee schedule will be effective October 1, 2021.
In this Genex Insight paper, Mariellen Blue, national director of case management, explains how cultural humility leads to a better understanding of an injured employee’s health-related beliefs and behaviors, allowing case managers to make accommodations that align with these values and improve return to work.
Employee absence can be costly for employers, whether it’s due to work-related illnesses and injuries or not. There are steps employers can take in areas ranging from physical fitness to behavioral health that can help make workers happier, healthier, and more productive on the job. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that employee absenteeism costs companies nearly $1,700 a year per employee.
2020 was in many ways the “year of the essential worker.”
Late summer typically brings back-to-school rituals for millions of students every year, as well as the close of the vacation season for families and friends. This year, the dog days bode change for another group, one unaccustomed to seasonal swings in how they spend their days: office workers.
