Ask Dr J

Webility's president, Jennifer Christian, MD, MPH, writes monthly columns that answer questions on disability-related topics posed by readers.  Dr. Christian's columns appear in the Disability Management Employer Coalition's monthly Bulletin (www.dmec.org).  They are also posted on the Work Fitness and Disability Roundtable, an Internet-based email discussion group that Dr. Christian founded and moderates.  Click here to join the Roundtable.

2008 Columns

June		The Challenge of Evidence-based Guidelines
May		Getting Doctors Trained in Disability Management
March		Designated Guessers
February		Are People with Disabilities Good Employees?
January		Growing Down Gracefully

2007 Columns

December		Advice to People Coping with Illness / Injury / Impairment
October		Are We Growing Oldicapped or Lazicapped?
August		New Paradigm for Workers' Comp & Disability Benefits Systems
May		Two Definitions of Disability
March		Interventions for Inadequate or Inappropriate Care
February		Losing Good Employees to Bad Service

2006 Columns

October		Strategies for Incentive Alignment
August		Who Has the Best Expertise in Functional / Vocational Issues?
June		Criteria for Referral to Case Management
May		Managing People at Risk for Delayed Recovery / Prolonged Disability
March		"Customer Service" in Disability Management
February		Firm But Not Hostile; Kind But Not a Sucker
January		Ideas to Improve the Stay-at-Work & Return-to-Work Process

2005 Columns

December		Pt II.  Evidence-based Clinical Decision-making in Return to Work
November		Pt. I  Evidence-based Clinical Decision-making in Return to Work
October		ACOEM Survey of Employers & Payers
September		Weekly / Monthly Disability Reviews
August		Disability Prevention vs. Injury Prevention
July		Disability Duration Guidelines
June		Money and Politics Fuel US Health Care Cost Increases
May		Why Training Line Managers Is Important
April		Make Music with What Remains
March		Prevent Litigation by Improving Customer Service
February		What IS Disability Management?
January		Dealing with Resistance to RTW