60 Summits Project

What is The 60 Summits Project? The 60 Summits Project brings people together to build a problem-solving team approach to the stay-at-work and return-to-work (SAW/RTW) process. At our Summits, collaborative relationships begin forming as stakeholders agree that the goal is to minimize the disruptive impact of illness and injury on life and work for... employed people as well as their employers. Read more Mission and Goal: We are introducing a new model to all 50 US states and 10 Canadian provinces for preventing needless work disability by helping people stay employed. The adoption of this new approach will increase the availability, well-being, diversity, and productivity of North America's workforce by reducing avoidable lost workdays, presenteeism, benefit costs, job loss, and withdrawal from the workforce. Every time someone stays employed, they keep contributing to the national economy rather than becoming dependent on benefits. Read More The New Paradigm: The traditional benefits processing model focuses on processing and adjudicating a persons claim for disability benefits or workers?compensation accurately and processing the benefits promptly. In contrast, the new work disability prevention model anticipates and seeks to minimize the disruptive impact of illness or injury on everyday life (person + work), and to reach the best achievable overall outcome. Read More Framework: Our Summits focus on a clear blueprint for improving the SAW / RTW process laid out in a brief report by the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. ACOEM's new model calls for those who play central roles ?workers, healthcare providers and employers ?to collaborate in making sure the right things happen. Read More The Summits: These events are planned by local groups and include many parties ?stakeholders ?who are called on when a worker develops a potentially-disabling illness or injury. But Summits are only the beginning. Read MoreRead More