Evidence-based Insurance Medicine

A new field of applied research

Insurance medicine is a young field in applied research that interfaces with preventive, clinical, rehabilitative medicine, as well as public health. Research findings from interdisciplinary collaborations, both national and international, support decisions for individuals, populations, and systems. To this end, EbIM develops and evaluates new methods, tools, and interventions to be used in insurance medicine practice. It promotes the professionalization of insurance medicine through undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuous education activities.

EbIM Research & Knowledge Transfer

Reliable Psychiatric Evaluations

RELY

People with mental impairments applying for disability benefits often have to undergo functional evaluations by psychiatrists. We seek to improve the reproducibility and acceptance of this process. more

Evidence-based Insurance Medicine

Health, work functioning, and disability

Conducting primary research on long-term disability assessment, promotion of return-to-work, sick leave certification and impairment causality. more

Cochrane Insurance Medicine

CIM

Advocating within Cochrane for systematic reviews that reflect the needs of sick or disabled people, as well as society’s needs for sustainable welfare and insurance systems. more

Selected recent publications

Müller D, Keller C; Ferrante AN, Rimensberger C, Trippolini MA, Wertli MM. Therapie bei muskuloskelettalen Schmerzen. Primary and Hospital Care. 2023;23(1):24-7. https://doi.org/10.4414/phc-d.2023.10494

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam M, Daams JG, Hulshof CTJ, Madan I, et al. Extensive variability of work participation outcomes measured in randomized controlled trials: a systematic review. J Clin Epidemiol. 2022;142:60-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.10.013

Ravinskaya M, Verbeek JH, Langendam MW, Madan I, Verstappen SMM, Kunz R, et al. Preferred Methods of Measuring Work Participation: An International Survey Among Trialists and Cochrane Systematic Reviewers. J Occup Rehabil. 2022; 32(4):620-628. https://rdcu.be/c5ACC