During a recent online educational program sponsored by RYAN Associates, four speakers representing three health system-affiliated occupational health programs discussed the development of revenue-producing product lines designed to complement core service offerings, including: 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) enhances the privacy and security safeguards required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for certain individually identifiable health information.

Over the past decade, workers’ compensation costs have escalated for many public and private business entities in California, including the University of California (UC) system.

The Obama administration’s plans to move forward with a technology-driven “medical home” initiative as part of overall efforts to reform the nation’s healthcare system is generating speculation about potential long-term impacts on the practice of occupational medicine.

With this issue, VISIONS introduces a new ask-the-expert column focused on occupational health sales and marketing. The responding expert (Dr. Marketing) is Jack Harms, president of The Marketing Department.