ImPACT Applications Launches Neurocognitive Testing Program for Businesses

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ImPACT Applications, Inc., developer of the ImPACT^© Test and the ImPACT Concussion Management Model, has released a neurocognitive assessment product for businesses, corporations and occupational medicine.  ImPACT^© Workplace - the latest addition to ImPACT's widely acclaimed line of products - is designed to provide employers, healthcare providers, and wellness professionals with an empirically validated, reliable and valid procedure for evaluating the neurocognitive status of their employee or patient.

ImPACT Workplace offers corporations an efficient, convenient and cost effective way of incorporating neurocognitive evaluation into their health and wellness programs, critical employee evaluations, or return to work protocols.  Since ImPACT Workplace removes subjectivity from the decision process, it is ideal for post-injury job accommodation determinations and return-to-work decisions.

More and more companies are realizing that healthy neurocognitive functioning of their employees can play a crucial role in workplace efficiency and productivity. "Typically, companies have focused their wellness-at-work programs on reducing physical risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and diabetes," said Michael Wahlster, chief executive officer of ImPACT Applications. "Forward thinking companies are turning their attention to assessing neurocognitive status as part of these wellness programs, as well as using it to help guide management decisions."

About ImPACT
Developed by clinical experts who pioneered the field, ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is the most-widely used and most scientifically validated computerized concussion evaluation system. Currently, more than 10,000 medical professionals have been trained by ImPACT on concussion management. ImPACT is in use by the large majority of teams in MLB, NHL, NFL and MLS.  More than 7,400+ high schools, 1,000+ colleges and universities, 900+ clinical centers, 200+ professional teams, select military units, Cirque du Soleil, and many other organizations around the globe use ImPACT. ImPACT Applications, Inc., provides tools such as the ImPACT Concussion Management Model to address the need for an accurate, medically accepted assessment system as part of an overall concussion management protocol. ImPACT is constantly updating products, services and industry-leading training programs by integrating new technologies, input from experts and users, and ongoing research on concussion rehabilitation methods. For more information, visit www.impacttest.com.

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