Disability, Illness Related Work, Injuries Related Work
Conditions
Keywords
RETAIN, Minnesota RETAIN, MN RETAIN, Illness Recovery, Injury Recovery, Out of work help, Work Placement assistance, Job Help, Work Help, Help Keeping my job, Stay at work, Return to work
Brief summary
MN RETAIN Phase 3 is a non-randomized trial to evaluate the impact of RETAIN program expansion and services on workforce retention and reduction of future workplace disability in the state of MN. The program is funded by US Department of Education (DOE). There will be collaboration between partners to implement best practices in early intervention to support injured or ill employees in stay-at-work and return-to-work. MN RETAIN involves a partnership between Mayo Clinic and MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and stakeholders throughout MN. MN DEED serves as the main recipient and administrator of the funding within the state with Mayo Clinic a subrecipients of the grant.
Interventions
OTHERRETAIN Program
Facilitates early intervention strategies to support workers in staying-at or returning-to-work (SAW/RTW) after injury or illness and preventing unnecessary disability. This is done by incorporating a Return-to-Work Case Manager as a member of the healthcare clinical team who acts as a liaison for the patient and assists in coordination of referrals between healthcare and Workforce Development services. Return-to-Work Case Managers will interact with treating providers of Minnesota RETAIN participants to ensure functionally based work restrictions are documented and shared with the patient's employer.
Sponsors
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
U.S. Department of Education
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \> 18-years-old, * MN Resident, * Works or intends to work in MN, Meets one of the following: * Employed at the time of enrollment (must be a W2 employee) OR, * Unemployed and in the workforce (looking for a job) referred by either: * Dislocated Worker (DW) Program, * Healthcare provider/care team managing work restrictions * Within 6 months of last day of work, Meets one of the following: * Provider work restrictions of unable to work for at least 2 weeks * Per healthcare team anticipated to be unable to work for at least 2 weeks * Employer's inability to accommodate current work restrictions Meets one of the following: * Diagnosis of a personal injury or illness that impacts employment (acute injury/illness or exacerbation of a chronic condition). * Surgery or procedure anticipated within the next 4-weeks that impacts employment * Documentation of work restrictions (i.e., written note/form documentation in electronic medical record prior to enrollment)
Exclusion criteria
* Does not have the capacity to give appropriate informed consent, * Active workers' compensation claim relating to the qualifying injury or illness, * Pending application OR Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or -Supplemental Security Income (SSI), * Self-Employed (i.e., 1099 worker)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Workers to maintain employment | 6 month after enrollment | Of the individuals participating, the number who achieve or maintain competitive integrated employment at the end of the enrollment period. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Statewide | 3 years | Percentage of participants living in individual MN counties with a goal of at least 50% of counties. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility for individuals with disabilities acutely impacting work based | 4 years | Total number of categories of disabilities based on workforce innovation act categories |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactSamantha Westphal, MSN, RN, PHN
Backup ContactCourtney Fick, SOCRA, CCRP
Outcome results
None listed