Post-Offer Employment Testing and Its Impact on Health Care Costs for Employers.

Abstract

To quantify the cost benefits associated with Post-Offer Employment Testing (POET). Cross-sectional analysis of 5 million individuals/480 million medical, prescription, absence, short- and long-term disability, property and casualty and workers' compensation claims. Individuals who received POET were statistically matched by company, position, age, and gender to candidates who did not. Significant injury reduction rates and integrated benefits cost savings were found in the cohort screened by POET. POET is an effective tool for the employer to manage health, disability, motor vehicle crash, at-work injury costs, and reduce turnover.