Case Management
A medical professional who administers cases and typically has a background in nursing, social work, physical therapy, or occupational therapy.
What is a Case Manager?
The component of rehabilitation that focuses on returning the injured person to the workforce.
What is vocational rehabilitation?
A dynamic process whereby an injured individual achieves maximum physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and economic capability.
What is rehabilitation?
The three major components of the rehab process.
What are medical management, vocational rehabilitation, and psychosocial rehabilitation?
A medical specialist who evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients for hearing loss.
What is an Audiologist?
What is an office or emergency room?
Typically the first step that the vocational rehab counselor takes.
What is contacting the most recent employer to conduct a job analysis?
Two types of rehabilitation that assist individuals who have become disabled as the result of injuries return to gainful employment and function in society.
What are physical/psychosocial rehab and occupation related rehab?
A disorder that can occur when a person experiences a highly traumatic event or a severe personal bodily injury.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
A licensed medical professional who specializes in hospital-based patient care.
What is a Licensed practical nurse (LPN)?
This is another name for a presumptive diagnosis.
What is a working diagnosis or a "rule-out" diagnosis? (Either)
A change in a job’s physical demands, number of duties, emotional demands, and/or hours required.
What is job modification?
What does ADA stand for?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Types of injuries that may lead to partial or full amputation of an extremity or require repeated surgeries, resulting in less than full function.
What are multiple fractures or any type of crushing injury?
A registered medical professional who specializes in hospital-based patient care.
What is a Registered nurse (RN)?
If a diagnosis is not available, the medical case manager or the attending physician should refer the injured person to a specialist who can provide a definitive diagnosis. What is another name for this specialist?
What is a Consulting physician?
Step taken if returning to work with the most recent employer is not feasible.
What is job placement with a new employer?
A professional who works for a rehab vendor and who coordinates all rehab efforts and counsels the injured party on how to achieve maximum medical improvement and return to work.
What is a case manager?
The major nerve root of the shoulder.
What is the brachial plexus?
A certified specialist who evaluates the orthotic needs of patients, formulates the development and fitting of orthoses, and maintains patients’ orthotic records.
What is a Certified orthotist?
In addition to Case Management, name the other two disciplines that help injured parties overcome medical issues and help insurers to control claim costs.
What are vocation rehabilitation and psychosocial adjustment?
A formal study of job openings in a local community based on local employment listings, newspaper ads, and direct employer contacts.
What is a Labor market survey?
Name 3 (of 5) parties involved in the Occupation-Related rehab process.
Who are:
claims representative / professional rehab vendor / injured person / injured person's family / injured person's employer?
Type of injury where an individual depends on a wheelchair and may require things such as home modifications, attendant care, and extensive medical follow up.
What are spinal cord injuries or suspected paralysis?
A medical specialist who identifies a patient’s nonmedical psychosocial, financial, and discharge needs; provides counseling; and serves as an advocate and referral agent for continuing care needs.
What is a Social Worker?