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Issue Date: Summer 2001 Productivity Begins to Take Center Stage In this issue of Health Care Quality Special Reports, the writers and editors discuss productivity and address strategies employers are using to boost it. Work Limitations Tool Used To Evaluate Workplace Disabilities Employers have a new tool to help them assess the work limitations of disabled employees, and it is being used to measure the effect of a disability on workplace productivity. Developed by researchers associated with The Health Institute at the New England Medical Center, in Boston, the Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) is a brief, self-administered questionnaire designed to measure the effect chronic health problems have on job performance and productivity. In-House Disability Program Cuts Health Costs and Lost Work Days Managing short- and long-term disability is a major cost component of the employee benefits program of most large corporations. Some companies outsource this work to disability managers, and others manage disability internally. Integrating Health Benefits Across Programs Increases Productivity An interview concerning IBI, a company which identifies and analyzes health and productivity issues that cut across traditional benefits programs, such as those involving workers’ compensation, group health coverage, disability, and incidental absence. IBI’s programs include research, benefits program benchmarking, and educational functions. Misunderstood and Undertreated, Migraine Is Costly to Employers More than 28 million people suffer from migraines, a debilitating health problem that costs society $50 billion a year in lost productivity, absenteeism, and medical care, says the National Headache Foundation (NHF). Experts Advise Ergonomic Changes To Reduce Work-Related Back Pain While Congress was considering the ergonomic rules that OSHA issued last year, the National Academies of Science (NAS) released a report, Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, that says ergonomic rules prevent back injuries and save money. The report addresses the issue of back pain among the disabilities employers must address.
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