Finnish study reveals work disability risk when patients split care between clinics

Workers seeing doctors in both primary and specialist care settings face higher rates of job loss, according to new research from Finland. The finding matters to employers and policymakers trying to reduce work disability costs—suggesting fragmented healthcare may be driving people out of the workforce.

Originaltitel: Occupational health patients' parallel use of primary- and secondary-care services and linkage to work disability: A follow-up study in Finland