Short Term Disability (STD)
Reed Group’s Short Term Disability services combine return-to-work expertise, clinical case management, and intervention capabilities to provide unmatched quality and performance improvement.
Reed Group offers unparalleled STD clinical case management for self-insured organizations that goes beyond standard claim administration. At Reed Group, we offer a balanced approach that provides respectful and compassionate service to your employees while drawing upon robust data analytics, trained nurse case managers, and state-of-the-art systems to create the best possible outcomes for your employees and your company’s bottom line. Our programs can work independently or together, and can easily integrate with your existing health and productivity offerings.
With Reed Group’s Short Term Disability Services, you will benefit from:
- Expert Clinical Case Management
- Return-to-Work Focus
- Predictive Modeling Tools For Optimal Durations
- Absence Mitigation
- Program Integration
- Comprehensive Reporting
- Turnkey Technology
Expert Clinical Case Management
Nurses conduct in-depth clinical case management which begins with our Reverse Triage method. This process, unique to Reed Group, ensures that every disability case is reviewed by a Nurse Case Manager who establishes a care plan with relevant levels of clinical intervention.
Return-to-Work Focus
Disability cases with Reed Group have an emphasis on Return-to-Work from the onset and are actively managed toward that goal. Reed Group nurses integrate rigorous clinical protocols into all employee guidance, basing recommendations and coaching on medical knowledge, extensive training and experience.
Predictive Modeling Tools For Optimal Durations
Reed Group’s clinical case management expertise begins with MDGuidelines, our proprietary database of physician-reviewed and evidence-based cases. Based on physiological healing time, the MDGuidelines predictive modeling capabilities provide individualized absence duration recommendations for each individual based on their specific circumstances.
Absence Mitigation
Innovative data analytics capabilities identify the potential for absenteeism by examining disability trends, benchmarking your organization’s experience against industry standards and company comparables, then proactively identifying employees with high indicators for future claims. Reed Group works with you to implement strategies that lower incidence and duration and prevent short term disabilities from transitioning to long term disabilities.
Program Integration
We combine deep clinical expertise with the flexibility to integrate with employee health and productivity initiatives, benefit and risk programs, and human resources outsourcing organizations. STD integration options include Workers’ Compensation, disease management, employee assistance programs, behavioral health intervention, and insurance benefits.
Comprehensive Reporting
Reed Group provides a suite of reports specific to your employee population, providing summary statistics, determinations, absence approval or denial information, trends and analyses. Real time on-line reporting options are available 24/7 and available for customizable searching and downloadable formatting types. Quarterly reporting packages provide you with a snapshot of total absence experience for workforce planning and program adjustment.
Turnkey Technology
Our disability management services are supported by our custom-designed software platform which provides a comprehensive framework for activities and tasks related to disability. Powerful tracking and notification features keep you and your employees informed efficiently and drive our clinically focused case management model.