Return on Investment (ROI) and Development of a Workplace Disability Management Program in a Hospital—A Pilot Evaluation Study

Vincenzo Camisa, Francesco Gilardi, Eugenio Di Brino, Annapaola Santoro, Maria Rosaria Vinci, Serena Sannino, Natalia Bianchi, Valentina Mesolella, Nadia Macina, Michela Focarelli, Rita Brugaletta, Massimiliano Raponi, Livia Ferri, Americo Cicchetti, Nicola Magnavita and Salvatore Zaffina
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Vincenzo Camisa: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Francesco Gilardi: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Eugenio Di Brino: Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Catholic University of Sacred Heart (ALTEMS), 00168 Rome, Italy
Annapaola Santoro: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Maria Rosaria Vinci: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Serena Sannino: Health Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Natalia Bianchi: Nursing and Health Allied Professionals Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Valentina Mesolella: Human Resources Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Nadia Macina: Human Resources Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Michela Focarelli: Human Resources Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Rita Brugaletta: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Massimiliano Raponi: Health Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy
Livia Ferri: Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Americo Cicchetti: Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Catholic University of Sacred Heart (ALTEMS), 00168 Rome, Italy
Nicola Magnavita: Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
Salvatore Zaffina: Health Directorate, Occupational Medicine Service, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: The progressive ageing of the working population and the increase in related chronic diseases tend to affect working capacity. The aim of this study was to evaluate a Workplace Disability Management Program (WDMP) within a pediatric hospital. Absenteeism due to healthcare workers’ (HCWs) pre- and post- WDMP and the related costs were used for the program evaluation. The Return on Investment (ROI), the Break-Even Analysis (BEA) and the value of the average annual productivity of HCWs who took advantage of the Disability Management (DM) interventions to assess the economic impact of the program, were also used. The HCWs enrolled in the program were 131 (approximately 4% of hospital staff), of which 89.7% females and with an average age of 50.4 years (SD ± 8.99). Sick leave days of the HCWs involved decreased by 66.6% in the year following the end of WDMP compared to the previous one ( p < 0.001). The total estimated cost reduction of absenteeism is 427,896€ over a year. ROI was equal to 27.66€. BEA indicated that the break-even point was reached by implementing the program on 3.27 HCWs. The program evaluation demonstrated the particular effectiveness of the implemented WDMP model, acting positively on the variables that affect productivity and the limitation to work.

Keywords: disability management; workplace health promotion; workplace wellbeing; healthcare workers; absenteeism; return on investment; break-even analysis; return to productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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