Article

Finding Value in After-Hours Calls for Your Practice

Optimizing After-Hours Occupational Medicine Services

In occupational medicine, we face a variety of dynamic challenges on a daily basis. Our average day is anything but routine. When handling Workers’ Compensation cases, employers rely upon their Occupational Medicine providers to limit OSHA recordable claims, manage the injury and costs, and promote the timely resolution of the claim.

Click to view

Telehealth Exams and DOT Drivers

FMCSA has issued an extended Emergency Declaration covering multiple regulations, including a deferral for medical certification examinations for drivers performing essential pandemic-related services.

Click to view

Firefighter Medical Evaluation – The Basics

Occupational health programs performing firefighter (FF) medical evaluations should be familiar with the responsibilities associated with these evaluations, and understand the physiological, psychological, and environmental demands of FF. See NFPA 1582 (4.2). NFPA 1582 (Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments 2018) provides information and guidance for physicians and other healthcare providers responsible for fire department occupational medical programs.

Click to view

How Does Muscle Help Prevent or Manage Disease?

The majority of people understand the importance of muscle to perform physical tasks such as walking, driving, working, and even more importantly, chewing, swallowing, and breathing. While these are important everyday tasks, muscle plays a critical role in injury and disease prevention/management.

Click to view

From the “Front Lines” to the “Forefront:” Lessons in COVID-19

Little did I know that picking up the phone in mid-April would lead to responding to one of Wisconsin’s largest COVID-19 clusters. Our mantra, which begins with listening, became the foundation for understanding and developing the specifications for the solution, followed by co-designing strategies with local health officials and employers, and finally delivering solutions that brought the outbreaks under control.

Click to view

The Impact of a Dedicated Sales Position to Your Occupational Health Business

A dedicated salesperson(s) is one of the most important and crucial positions to an occupational health program. No matter how good your business is, if you are not continuously selling/promoting your program, then there will be no in-flow of cash, and this could lead to a loss of revenue with potential downsizing or closing of your business. And – what really drives the business and brings in cash-flow is the level of expertise of the salespersons or sales team. A lot of businesses take hiring of salespersons more casually than hiring other employees like managers, clinical professionals, technicians, etc.

Click to view