Information Gathering.

Amdur-ML

NIOSH 1977 Jul:2-7

00074722

The role of the physician in the worker's compensation system is discussed. Areas of concern are the determination of causality, determination of the nature and extent of disability, and the determination of the need for treatment, its appropriateness, and rehabilitation. The causes of chronic disease pose particular problems. The doctor must provide information for the administrator, not act as an advocate for either claimant or employer. A diagnosis of occupational disease must not be presumed; the problems this may cause are noted. Some aids in the assessment of disability are discussed. The physician should be familiar with the various rehabilitation agencies and resources. If physicians ignore their responsibilities to the system, they will lose the opportunity to function within it. (Contract No. 210-76-0118)

NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-76-0118; Occupational-health; Accidents; Etiology; Medical-personnel; Medical-treatment; Chronic-diseases;

19770701

Conference/Symposia Proceedings;

Contract;

1977

DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-179

DTS;

Occupational Safety and Health Symposia 1976, Division of Technical Services, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio

OH;