Occupational Medicine Board Review Virtual Course (Includes Digital Syllabus)-OMBR - Workers Compensation, Disability Management and WorkerFitness

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker discusses disability management and workers' compensation in the context of occupational medicine. They explain that disability compensation systems, such as Social Security, workers' compensation, and private disability insurance, all have similar features, including shared risk and finite resources. The video also covers administrative eligibility, procedural regularity, and the limitations of benefits paid out to injured workers. The speaker differentiates between impairment and disability, explaining that impairment refers to the loss or derangement of a body part or system, while disability relates to an individual's decreased capacity to meet occupational or societal demands resulting from the impairment. The speaker emphasizes the importance of considering the context in determining disability. They also touch on state regulations and specific job industries in relation to disability judgments. The video goes on to discuss the history of workers' compensation laws and the development of a no-fault compensation system. It explains that workers' compensation provides medical and rehabilitation costs for injuries or illnesses, wage loss benefits for temporary total or partial disabilities, and indemnity for permanent disabilities. The speaker also highlights the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the reasonable accommodations it requires for individuals with disabilities in the workplace. They discuss essential job functions, direct threats to health and safety, and medical decision-making under the ADA. The video touches on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , which allows employees unpaid leave for serious health conditions, as well as the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GIDA) , which prohibits employers from using genetic information to discriminate against employees. The speaker concludes by discussing confidentiality requirements for genetic information and the importance of maintaining separate files for such data.

Keywords

disability management

workers' compensation

occupational medicine

impairment

disability

state regulations

no-fault compensation system

reasonable accommodations

medical decision-making

Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act