| Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reviewers; Chapter 1 Introduction; Les Kertay, PhD, Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, and Mark H. Hyman, MD; Work and the Health Care Professional; Why Work Matters; Patient Advocacy; A Guide to the Book; References; Chapter 2 The Health Care Professional's Role in Disability Benefit Systems; Les Kertay, PhD; Disability Systems in Historical Context; Disability as a Biopsychosocial Phenomenon; The Health Care Professional's Role; Summary; References; Notes; Chapter 3 Work Ability and Return to Work; Mark H. Hyman, MD |
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Evaluating Work CapacityThe Health Care Professional's Choices; Examples of Structured Assessments; A Process for Evaluating Risk, Capacity, and Tolerance; Summary; References; Chapter 4 Causation.; Mark H. Hyman, MD, and Les Kertay, PhD; Causation Terms Defined; Causation in the Medical Literature: Evaluating the Science; Applying Science to Causation Analysis; Applying the Science to the Patient Visit; Summary; References; Chapter 5 Communicating with Patients, Employers, and Insurers; Les Kertay, PhD; Psychosocial Factors that Impact Work Capacity; Stakeholder Perspectives |
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Communicating with StakeholdersSummary; References; Notes; Chapter 6 Navigating Forms; Mark H. Hyman, MD; Considerations for Taking a History in the Disability Context; Activities of Daily Living; Pain Questionnaires; Psychosocial Factors and Psychiatric Conditions; Completing Forms for Certifying Impairment; Summary; References; Chapter 7 Physician Certification for Family Medical Leave.; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD; The Family Medical Leave Act; Job Description and Essential Functions; Medical Certification Under the FMLA |
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FMLA Forms and the Health Information Portability and Accountability ActGuiding Principles in Completing Leave Forms; Summary; References; Chapter 8 The Health Care Professional and Private Disability Insurance Claims; Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD, and Les Kertay, PhD; Disability Determination; The Impairment Evaluation; Documenting Findings; Summary; References; Chapter 9 Social Security Disability; Douglas W. Martin, MD; The US Social Security Disability Insurance System; The Social Security Disability Process; The Role of the HCP; Summary; References; Notes |
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Chapter 10 The Workers' Compensation SystemLuAnn Haley, JD, and Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD; Ethics and the HCP-Patient Relationship; The Workers' Compensation System; Negotiating Return to Work; Summary; References; Chapter 11 The Legal System: Attorneys, Judges, and Expert Testimony.; LuAnn Haley, JD, and Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD; Privacy, Confidentiality, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in the Legal System; Medical Records; Legal Proceedings; Testimony; Summary; References; Chapter 12 Promoting Health by Promoting Work |
| Notes |
Les Kertay, PhD, Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, and Mark H. Hyman, MD |
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Written by front-line physicians experienced in disability evaluation, this book dispels confusion and misconceptions regarding fundamental disability evaluation and causation analysis principles |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Disability evaluation-United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781622023974 |
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1622023978 |
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