4100.0 A New Approach Towards Disability Determination in Social Security Administration (SSA) Programs

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 10:30 AM
Oral
Because of the dramatic rise in application for disability programs, surpassing 3 million in 2009, the Social Security Administration (SSA) sought ways to effectively and efficiently adjudicate its disability claims. Presentations in this session explore a new method of disability evaluation process in the SSA system.
Session Objectives: Describe a new method of disability determination in the SSA system and its advantage over the current method.
Moderator:
D.E. Nary, PhD

10:30 AM
SSA-NIH-BU collaboration to improve the disability determination process: A conceptual and operational approach based on contemporary paradigms and novel assessment methods
Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD, Diane Brandt, PT, MS, PhD and Leighton Chan, MD, MPH
     
10:48 AM
Development of a computer adaptive test to assess physical capabilities for work disability determination
Christine McDonough, PhD, PT, Stephen Haley, PhD, PT, Alan Jette, PhD, PT, Kara Bogusz, BA, Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD, Diane Brandt, PT, MS, PhD and Leighton Chan, MD, MPH
     
  
11:06 AM
Development of an interpersonal interactions computer adaptive test (CAT) for work disability determination
Elizabeth Barfield, MPH, OTR/L, Alan Jette, PhD, PT, Stephen Haley, PhD, PT, Kara Bogusz, BA, Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD, Diane Brandt, PT, MS, PhD and Leighton Chan, MD, MPH
     
11:24 AM
Analysis of the compassionate allowance (CAL) program: A systematic data-driven approach to identifying potential CAL conditions
Pei-Shu Ho, PhD, Minh Huynh, PhD, Aaron Heuser, PhD, Andew J. Houtenville, PhD, Gloria Wheatcroft, MPH, Leighton Chan, MD, MPH and Elizabeth K. Rasch, PT, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Disability
Endorsed by: Aging & Public Health

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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