Facility Fees in Urgent Care
Thirty-plus years ago urgent care centers emerged as an alternative to emergency room care and “regular” physician office visits (I was there).
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Urgent Care EMR Update
Once upon a time, the urgent care center’s claim to fame was access: extended hours, open on weekends and holidays, available when your family doctor wasn’t… Now? There’s a second urgent care center right down the street.
2015 Ushers in an Era of Change
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is reshaping the nation’s healthcare system in innumerable ways, some positive, some negative, and some that remain to be seen.
Integrating Wellness Services: It Starts From The Top
Integrating wellness services with other workplace health and safety initiatives is a challenge for most organizations.
Infectious Disease Awareness Heightens Opportunity for Prevention and Control
With the spotlight in recent months on Ebola, occupational health professionals are experiencing a halo effect in the form of opportunities to educate employers about preventing and controlling the spread of all types of infectious diseases in the workplace.
Social Is Here to Stay: Now What?
Now that we have come to accept that social media exists and every generation is using it, occupational health professionals should ask:
Optimal Staffing is the Straw that Stirs Program Success
When it comes to sports championships, the team with the best players does not always take home the trophy; the team with the best team invariably does. This adage can be applied to occupational health as well.
Occupational Medicine Prepares for Sea Change in Drug Testing Methods
Collecting a urine specimen has been the gold standard for drug testing in the workplace. But that could all change.
Innovative Occupational Health Sales and Marketing Tactics Q&A
Q: Why innovative marketing tactics? Why not the tried and true?
A: “Strike a balance between the two extremes. Maintain winning marketing tactics while offering something new.”