The Kissing Bug
The “kissing bug” is a triatomine, which is a type of reduviid bug that can carry Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease.
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Measuring the Value of your Occupational Health Program
“If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It.”
Management thinker, Peter Drucker is often quoted as saying that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” Drucker means that you can’t know whether or not you are successful unless success is defined and tracked.
Occupational Medicine Programs – A Benefit for Many Employers Now More than Ever
Today’s employers are tasked more than ever with keeping expenses at a minimum while meeting their responsibilities to customers, employees, and their own business. When company leaders consider “health care” and “cutting expenditures,” human resource managers and executives often think traditional employee insurance benefits are the only medical expenses that will affect a company’s bottom line.
Heat Stress Awareness Is Critical with Increased PPE
In 2020, our Summer jobsites are going to look a little different than previous years. Working in the heat during the pandemic will require us to redefine our safety measures as temperatures start climbing. Workers putting in a full shift wearing a mask or face covering are going to get hot and sweat more than usual. We need to make sure all workers are staying properly hydrated throughout their shifts.
Return to Work Information to Share with Employers During COVID-19
The goal is to ensure your employees have a safe workplace environment and they know this and feel safe. You should have clearly identified sources for employees to contact if they have questions, concerns or are in need of support. While doing this, you want to maintain as normal a workflow and productivity as possible. Of course, for many employers productivity has taken a major hit, even for those who didn’t have to actually close.
Training of Medical Assistants: What’s Required and Recommended
Multifaceted. It’s a team effort. Some programs use a supervisor of the MA, the clinical supervisor responsible for onboarding, as well as organizational manager.
AMA E/M 2021 Guidelines
Category I Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guidelines Guidelines Common to All E/M Services
Mentorship
Defined as ‘the guidance provided by a mentor, especially an experienced person in a company or educational institution’, mentorship has a definition that only begins to scratch the surface of what a true mentorship program should include. As an organization, we recognized the gaps in our mentorship program during an analysis of our employee retention.
IME Services
Most of us working in the field of occupational medicine are familiar with the term “independent medical examination”, most commonly referred to as an IME. However, many are not fully aware of what an IME is. In fact, an IME can serve multiple purposes depending on the needs of the requesting party. This article is designed to give you an overview of IMEs, why they are requested, and what requirements are necessary if you are considering expansion of your services to include offering IMEs.
NIOSH Spirometry Training
The course goal is to train technicians to produce valid spirometry test results. Spirometry testing can be fraught with equipment, technique, and data entry errors. NIOSH training addresses each area and incrementally builds attendee knowledge, skills, and ability to recognize and correct errors.