Sickness insurance management contributions for improving efficiency

Successful rehabilitation programs are important for the performance of a firm, the welfare of workers, and productivity in society. Researchers have only considered absenteeism caused by injuries and sickness in accordance with Swedish social insurance for sickness, that is, absenteeism classified as such as a result of bad health. Case managers make a judgement regarding each individual classified as long-term sick. Managers assess the possibility of rehabilitation at a given time, indicating the probability for the worker to become healthy under the condition that the individual receives the prescribed interventions. In this article, the degree of success of rehabilitation programs will be measured, comparing the goals specified with the performance achieved. This evaluation seeks to contribute to the improvement of cost effectiveness.