Research - Presentations - Publications
OccuCare Systems and Solutions recognizes the importance of research, peer reviewed publication, and presenting at national conferences. We have been committed to a valid and reliable Functional Capacity Evaluation that exceeds the industry standard for greater than 10 years. We are presently in the depths of research that will show our present web based system is even more valid and reliable than our desktop software package was. Please return to this page to find updates on the many research projects we are performing. We will also post any recent publications and national presentations performed by OccuCare staff.
Research Projects
- Predictive validity of a web based functional capacity evaluation
- Inter-rater and Intra-rater reliability of OccuCare's Online Assessment Application's functional capacity evaluation
- Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the lifting testing in OccuCare's Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Construct validity of OccuCare's Functional Pain Intensity Scale TM
- Sensitivity and specificity of OccuCare's consistency of effort measurements
- Statistical findings of Functional Progress Notes™, a newly released return to work industrial rehabilitation product line
Publications
- Under Closer Scrutiny: Functional capacity evaluations must be evidence based and valid (June 2008)
- Back to Business - OccuCare simplifies and streamlines return-to-work practices (February 2008)
- Evidence Based Industrial Rehab (January 2008)
- Doing Business - Striking it Rich - Keep the revenue flowing by enhancing industrial rehab programs (June 2007)
- Injured Worker Rehabilitation Core Ideologies
- Computer Ergonomics
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
National Presentations
- Workers Compensation Niche Practices: Clinic and Employer Based Opportunities (2008 Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association Conference)
- Functional Capacity Evaluation - Current Evidence Based Practice (2008 American Occupational Therapy Association Conference)
- Functional Capacity Evaluation - Current Evidence Based Practice (2007 Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association Conference)
