hanging one seated meeting per week into a walking meeting promotes increased physical activity among white-collar workers, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Every market has a white-collar population in need of occupational health services. The challenge is finding the best ways to tap into the business opportunity.
A good place to start is with an understanding of the white-collar workforce and health issues associated with conditions such as sedentary jobs, long hours on the computer, prolonged intellectual demands, and stress.
Steve Jobs once said, “I have a great respect for incremental improvement, but I’ve always been attracted to the more revolutionary changes. Because they’re harder. They’re much more stressful emotionally. And you usually go through a period where everybody tells you that you’ve completely failed.”
As we enter a new political era, uncertainty is the only sure thing, and when it comes to the healthcare sector, this is doubly true. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is almost certain to be repealed and the nature of its replacement, if and when a replacement is enacted, is anybody’s guess.
Whether it is tax fraud, Medicare fraud, auto insurance fraud, or workers’ compensation fraud, it’s all the same thing. It is seeking financial gain through deception; it is lying for money. Anyone who touches a workers’ compensation claim has the opportunity to profit from lying.
We all know coding is a complicated process. The process starts with the provider’s docu m e n t a t i o n matching the services performed. Then, the all-important process of coding for what was documented takes place. This process can be very intricate since there are many things to consider impacting payment. Just to name a few, here are some important pieces to consider:
Bigger and better than ever before, the 2017 NAOHP National Conference in Chicago made tremendous strides toward strengthening the occupational health industry by improving the knowledge, relationships, and skillsets of all the professionals who attended.
Almost all of us have some direct knowledge about violence, and for some, that knowledge is unfortunately intimate. Yet, despite our familiarity with violence, we repeatedly and collectively misunderstand violence in two fundamental ways. First, we continue to think about violence in terms of “normal” and “abnormal” behavior, yet this is a false dichotomy.
Q: What do we look for when we hire a physician?
A: “Look at the three pillars of a strong occupational health physician: productivity, patient satisfaction, and outcomes. Try to discover your applicant’s commitment to each.”
Q: I have never understood, do we integrate services for marketing purposes, delivery purposes, or both? A: “Clients usually want the broadest range of services.”