[MCOH-EH] info re: Fit for Duty related to WC costs

[Dr Joe Fanucchi]

For those who are interested, Dr Lowenthal's article was entitled 
*Medical Center Worker Preplacement Screening: A Follow-Up Study 
<http://journals.lww.com/joem/toc/1986/06000>*

The abstract of the article, which is available at 
journals.lww.com/joem/toc/1986/06000 
<http://journals.lww.com/joem/toc/1986/06000>, read:

/Two hundred consecutive new employees were given a comprehensive 
preplacement health evaluation and another 200 were given a minimal 
evaluation. The status of the groups was evaluated in a retrospective 
chart review 2 to 4 years after hire and the longevity of employment, 
reason for termination, workers' compensation claims experience, and 
utilization of health care resources were evaluated. There was no 
significant difference between the two groups. Comprehensive 
preplacement evaluation for medical center employees is not a 
cost-effective activity./

Joe Fanucchi

-- 
*Joe Fanucchi MD FACOEM*
President and Medical Director
MediTrax / OHS, Inc. <http://www.meditrax.com/>
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