num_pages: 356
description: Finally a guide book to help primary care physicians and care providers navigate return-to-work issues. This needed reference is written from the healthcare provider's point of view combining the science with the art of medicine. A Physician's Guide to Return to Work teaches physicians and health care providers how to think through the issues of "risk", "capacity" and "tolerance" when negotiating return-to-work and stay-at-work issues with patients. Highlights of this resource -A concise compilation of current data -The most common questions faced by physicians, insurers, attorneys, employers and workers' compensation managers and answered based on the most current science available -Written by practicing physicians and legal experts who regularly face return-to-work issues -Delves into the practical aspects of evidence-based medicine, causation analysis, functional capacity evaluations and the legal aspects of return-to-work decision making -Ways primary care physicians can help patients negotiate return-to-work decisions Discusses the implications of medication, driving and work -The health consequences of unemployment -Step-by-step information about specific body systems Specific examples and case studies -Tables and charts from the most current edition of The Medical Disability Advisor
language: English
title: A Physician's Guide To Return To Work
titlecomplete: A Physician's Guide To Return To Work
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Amer Medical Assn