The NAOHP Board held its quarterly meeting via conference call on August 8. Board Member Karen Kosidowski-Bergen was unable to attend. Executive Director Frank Leone and staff member Stacey Hart were in attendance.
Opening comments: Board President Dr. Steven Crawford thanked all of the board members for their participation on the call.
Occupational health centers are increasingly adding urgent care services to diversify their business and improve their bottom lines. And while the rewards can be great, experts say that there are many pitfalls to avoid and factors to carefully consider before taking the leap.
Part of the work we do in urgent care is providing screenings, assessments and physical exams for particular purposes where no physician-patient relationship exists, such as for pre-placement or other work-related exams. Invariably, though, some of these folks are going to ask you for…
An injury or illness is considered work-related if the condition Arose Out of Employment during the Course Of Employment (AOE/COE), due to an event or exposure at the workplace. A condition is not work related if it arose coincidentally while at the work place, but due to factors outside the workplace, or while performing personal or volunteer activities at the workplace. Thus the condition must be caused or significantly aggravated by an identifiable event or exposure arising from work.
FMCSA developed the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners final rule as part of the agency’s commitment to enhancing the medical oversight of interstate drivers, and preventing commercial vehicle-related crashes, injuries and fatalities.
A waiver is temporary regulatory relief from one or more of the FMCSRs given to a person subject to the regulations, or a person who intends to engage in an activity that would be subject to the regulations. A waiver provides the person with relief from the regulation for up to three months. 49 CFR 391.64 provides waivers to CMV drivers who were in the initial vision and insulin programs in the early 1990’s.
Why are the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension important?
These criteria are important because there is strong prospective, randomized clinical-trial evidence that hypertension markedly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and that effective treatment reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To be certified to drive, the driver should have ongoing hypertension management and be free of side effects that may impair safe driving.
The frequency and costs of physician prescription in-office dispensing are increasing at a rapid pace.
Here is an unfortunate review of an urgent care encounter on one of the popular review sites:
Although most of the Urgent Care “chains” of late provide urgent care and some occupational medicine services, most don’t consider themselves primary care providers.