Patent ID: 8219433
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether an injured worker can return to work in their current job, a different existing job, the current job but altered in some form, or a different existing job but altered in some form to result in lost time reduction, comprising the steps of: (a) creating a computer database by conducting an elemental analysis of a job's functions and requirements for an employer by breaking a job down into elemental tasks and the physical and mental requirements of each task; (b) conducting an initial medical diagnosis of the injured worker by a physician examination of the worker and inputting the computer database with the initial injury report to determine the physical capabilities and limitations of the worker wherein the medical diagnosis comprises the steps of: (c) using a risk assessment utility that is used to parse the computer database of past injuries to determine what elements of a job are more prone to causing injuries, wherein said risk assessment utility is used to also adapt a job or job elements to compensate or reduce the risks; (d) comparing by computer the elemental analysis and the medical diagnosis computer generated data to determine whether the worker can function in a new assignment of a particular job, wherein the particular job is either the current job, the different existing job, the current job but altered in some form, or the different existing job but altered in some form, by performing the step of: