Physical Rehabilitation's Role in Disability Management - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition
- The author has more than 23 years of experience consulting with insurance companies, employers, and the legal sector, and offers proven strategies for collaboration between providers and others involved with the health care system.
- Filled with numerous illustrations, graphics, and tables, many of which are useful for training and education of staff or clients.
- The appendix contains a large and diverse collection of helpful information that is not readily available from other sources. It also provides an essential list of resources for further reading about this constantly changing field.
- Chapters cover theoretical issues (management models, definitions of disability) as well as disability management in long-term care, worker's compensation, outcomes management, legal implications, and more.
- Case studies throughout the book present realistic examples of situations to improve the reader's technical and critical thinking skills.
- Focused on managing disabilities (i.e., functional problems) rather than on treating impairments (i.e., diseases), encouraging rehabilitation providers to think "out of the box" and to position themselves better within and beyond managed care.
ISBN :
9781416065395
Publication Date :
27-10-2004
- The author has more than 23 years of experience consulting with insurance companies, employers, and the legal sector, and offers proven strategies for collaboration between providers and others involved with the health care system.
- Filled with numerous illustrations, graphics, and tables, many of which are useful for training and education of staff or clients.
- The appendix contains a large and diverse collection of helpful information that is not readily available from other sources. It also provides an essential list of resources for further reading about this constantly changing field.
- Chapters cover theoretical issues (management models, definitions of disability) as well as disability management in long-term care, worker's compensation, outcomes management, legal implications, and more.
- Case studies throughout the book present realistic examples of situations to improve the reader's technical and critical thinking skills.
- Focused on managing disabilities (i.e., functional problems) rather than on treating impairments (i.e., diseases), encouraging rehabilitation providers to think "out of the box" and to position themselves better within and beyond managed care.
Key Features
- The author has more than 23 years of experience consulting with insurance companies, employers, and the legal sector, and offers proven strategies for collaboration between providers and others involved with the health care system.
- Filled with numerous illustrations, graphics, and tables, many of which are useful for training and education of staff or clients.
- The appendix contains a large and diverse collection of helpful information that is not readily available from other sources. It also provides an essential list of resources for further reading about this constantly changing field.
- Chapters cover theoretical issues (management models, definitions of disability) as well as disability management in long-term care, worker's compensation, outcomes management, legal implications, and more.
- Case studies throughout the book present realistic examples of situations to improve the reader's technical and critical thinking skills.
- Focused on managing disabilities (i.e., functional problems) rather than on treating impairments (i.e., diseases), encouraging rehabilitation providers to think "out of the box" and to position themselves better within and beyond managed care.
Author Information
By David Clifton, PT, Dolphin and Associates, Media, PA
