| Legal changes necessitate proactive management of musculoskeletal disorders: The role of electrodiagnostic functional assessment Soft Tissue Management program. | |
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PMID: 22256090 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) often classified as sprains and strains to the low back, neck, shoulder or knee are the leading cost drivers in the workers compensation system. In 2009, soft tissue muscle injuries accounted for 40% of total injury cases requiring days away from work. The demand on U.S. employers to comply with all applicable mandates has exponentially increased as the regulatory landscape grows more complex evidenced by recent legislation from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), American With Disability Act 2.0 and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Mandatory Reporting Act. Employers should revisit their return to work policies and engage in the interactive process to stay in compliance and avoid legal quagmire. EFA Soft Tissue Management (STM) is a comprehensive and compliant risk management program for objective diagnosis of work-related injuries that directs timely and proper allocation of resources to optimize injured worker (IW) outcomes. This bookend solution comparing pre- and post-loss data is a best practice to accurately determine between compensable acute workplace injury and exacerbation of a preexisting injury from chronic unrelated conditions. The EFA is an evidenced-based objective tool to assist in measuring functional status of the IW and make return to work determinations. |
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Maryrose Cusimano-Reaston; Brendan Carney |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference Volume: 2011 ISSN: 1557-170X ISO Abbreviation: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101243413 Medline TA: Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 7570-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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