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Evaluating Return-to-work Ability Using Functional Capacity Evaluation.

E Randolph Soo Hoo¹

¹Medical Dimensions, One South Church, Suite 1200, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

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Returning to work (RTW) benefits employees and employers. Functional capacity evaluations offer objective data to support medical assessments for a worker's safe return to duty.

Keywords:

Employers Fitness of Duty RTW assessment

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Area of Science:

Occupational health
Rehabilitation medicine
Workplace safety

Background:

Early return to work (RTW) is advantageous for both employees and employers following absences due to illness or injury.
Employers are responsible for RTW decisions and often rely on medical assessments to confirm an employee's capability.
Medical RTW assessments are crucial for verifying a worker's fitness for duty and ability to perform job tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the importance of objective measurements in return to work (RTW) assessments.
To emphasize the role of functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) in supporting medical opinions regarding worker capability.
To underscore the value of FCEs in determining fitness for duty.

Main Methods:

Review of the role of medical assessments in the RTW process.
Discussion of the utility of functional capacity evaluations (FCEs).
Analysis of how objective data from FCEs informs RTW decisions.

Main Results:

Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) provide objective, measurable data on an individual's physical capabilities.
These objective measurements enhance the reliability of medical opinions regarding a worker's ability to return to work (RTW).
FCEs assist in substantiating fitness-for-duty determinations.

Conclusions:

Functional capacity evaluations are valuable tools for employers in making informed return to work (RTW) decisions.
Objective data from FCEs strengthens medical provider assessments of worker capabilities.
Implementing valid FCEs can improve the accuracy and efficiency of the RTW process, ensuring worker safety and operational needs are met.