A Baseline Study of Occupational Illness and Injury Case Management in a Federal Maritime Work Force
Abstract
In the mid-1980's, the U.S. Public Health Service funded a project to develop an occupational illness and injury contingency management process (OPTICOMAP) that encompassed care coordination, cost containment, and claims management. At the same time, the Naval Health Research Center was tasked with designing and conducting a baseline study and an evaluation program of the efficacy of OPTICOMAP in achieving the aforementioned objectives as well as resorting injured employees to their full potential and enacting successful return-to-work plans. The present or baseline study represents the first phase of this evaluation project, the results of which will be used in comparative analyses with data obtained after OPTICOMAP implementation. The objectives are (a) to discuss the philosophy, development, and roles of the key participants on OPTICOMAP; (b) to describe the levels and methodological approach of the evaluation program; (c) to identify the criteria used to assess the effectiveness of OPTICOMAP or a case management process; (d) to apply the methodological approach to 100 new cases of occupational injury and illness recorded during 1985086 at two locations of the National Ocean Service, Office of Marine Operations and (e) to summarize results of these baseline comparisons between the two populations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA213070
Entities
People
- Anne L. Hoiberg
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center