Graded return to work: Using claims data for evaluating follow-up effects
Schneider, U.; Linder, R.; Verheyen, F. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Zusammenfassung
Motivation: The implementation of a graded return-to-work (RTW) program to reintegrate those in long-term sickness started in Germany in 1971. The program is manifested in the Social Code Book V since 1989. Based on a return plan by the physician and insured, participants increase their working hours slowly over a specified period of time. As participants are still classified as incapable of working they still receive sick leave benefits. Literature on RTW programs shows a positive effect for those participants with longer sickness duration (approx. > 120 – 150 days) [1 – 3]. Aims: The study aims at analyzing th…