e-Campus - Work Wellness Institute

This webinar will focus on what workers, employers and claims payers can do to help increase the accuracy and helpfulness of physician guidance in the SAW/RTW process.  Most of us know that doctors play a powerful (and essential) role in the stay-at-work and return-to-work (SAW/RTW) process, but most doctors do not see it that way.   Workers, employers and claims payers expect physicians to make decisions and determinations about issues that are not part of a standard medical education and that physicians do not consider “medical.”  As a result, many doctors feel uncomfortable answering questions about SAW/RTW and view them as administrative irritants.   A pro-active posture, respect for the physician’s time pressures and professional priorities, and a collaborative approach can make a big difference in the quality and timeliness of the physician’s opinions.  

You will learn to:

• Describe the medical office assembly line and timeline of care
• Explain why adjusting the timing of their requests for information to the doctor’s timeline of care will improve responsiveness
• Package their requests for SAW/RTW information in a more physician-friendly format
• Name three things they can do to make doctors feel more comfortable releasing patients promptly to SAW/RTW.