Physician-led absence management:work capacity instead of incapacity for work
Absences are not only an HR issue – they are often a medical one. Our physician-led absence management creates clarity in days, not months.
Medical clarity in days, not months
We work with a workplace focus, independently and in a structured way – from the agreed notification point through to a sustainable return to work, to noticeably lower the absence rate.
Physician-led absence management in three stages.
The three-stage system
Screening, triage, return to work – clearly timed and consistently delivered.
Absence screening
The absence is reported digitally – by HR or directly by the employees. We review plausibility, risk and the link to the workplace – in a structured and documented manner.
Medical triage
Telemedicine consultation within 48 to 72 hours of the notification reaching us. A detailed work capacity certificate including partial work capacity, prognosis and functional limitations.
Return to work through case management
Case management by physicians and case managers through to case closure – with clear communication to everyone involved.
Why not simply the family doctor?
Four points that make the difference between a sick note and a workplace-related assessment.
Workplace focus
Assessment based on the specific workplace profile – role-related rather than generic.
Detailed certificate
Partial work capacity, prognosis and functional limitations – not just a percentage of incapacity for work.
Time
Up to 90 minutes per consultation, digital and with no waiting time.
Neutrality
An independent medical assessment – free from any treatment interests.
Three target groups, one system
Three mandates from our current work
Every mandate is set up differently – by industry, site and starting position. What stays the same is how we work: a medical assessment that looks at the specific workplace, rather than a certificate with no link to it.
Sygma AG
«AcciMed offers a fair solution for everyone involved. We benefited above all from the planning certainty and from significantly shorter absences.»
Sygma AG
«AcciMed offers a fair solution for everyone involved. We benefited above all from the planning certainty and from significantly shorter absences.»
Return to work – medical support from day 7
Where a termination is on the table, the incapacity for work lasts considerably longer than in the other supported cases. The duration of absence then depends hardly at all on the illness.
Where the cause is purely medical, graded fitness for work shortens the total absence time considerably – compared with a Swiss cohort with the same diagnoses.
Return to work – medical support from day 14
Partial fitness for work is emerging as the single biggest lever – both for the return to the workplace and for shortening the total absence time. A trend from the ongoing project, not yet conclusively established.
A structured return to the workplace
This is how a case actually progresses within the three-stage system – from the incoming notification to a supported return to work.
Early notification
The absence is reported digitally – by HR or directly by the employees, from the day of absence agreed with you.
Telemedicine medical initial assessment
Medical assessment of diagnostic and treatment needs within 48 to 72 hours of the notification reaching us. We also assess partial work capacity, possible workplace adaptations, fitness to travel during sick leave and workplace-related incapacity, and draw up a structured prognosis.
Continuous support
Continuous assessment and support of the case to achieve maximum efficiency from a medical standpoint.
Integration plan with workplace adaptation
Concrete workplace adaptations and, if necessary, coordination with early detection by the Swiss disability insurance (IV).
What it delivers
Fewer absences.
Shorter absences and a structured return — measurable in days of absence, not in declarations of intent.
Duty of care fulfilled.
Art. 328 OR (Swiss Code of Obligations) requires the employer to protect personality and health. Medical support in the event of absence is the most visible evidence of this.
Action while the waiting period is still running.
The case is clarified before the daily sickness benefits insurance starts paying.
Against absenteeism and presenteeism.
Against unjustified absence just as much as against its opposite: present, but ill and unable to perform.
Clarity early on.
Everyone knows where they stand — instead of waiting weeks for a certificate saying “100%”.
Spotting conflicts before they dictate the course.
Where a conflict is involved, the duration of absence depends hardly at all on the illness.
Fair treatment.
The same assessment by the same standards, regardless of role and site.
Independently assessed.
Medically free from instruction, even though the mandate and the fee come from the company.
Frequently asked questions about absence management
The notification point is agreed with the company – depending on the situation, from the third, seventh or fourteenth day of absence. The telemedicine initial assessment takes place within 48 to 72 hours of the notification reaching us.
We assess with a workplace focus, take up to 90 minutes and deliver a detailed work capacity certificate including prognosis and partial work capacity.
The employer or the commissioning insurer. For employees the service is free of charge.
Yes – independent of insurers and employers. Medical neutrality and medical confidentiality are our foundation.
With AcciMed you make the difference
Targeted return-to-work strategies, partial work models and structured support measurably reduce illness and accident costs – with greater stability for everyone involved.