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Occ Health and Employee Assistance Programs Have Special Synergy
A rise in workplace stress and an increase in substance abuse, among other issues, have some occupational health professionals pondering the question: will employee assistance programs (EAP) become integrated into the broader scope of occupational health services?
HIPAA and Occupational Health Q&A
Donna Lee Gardner
• What information can I share with the employer for health screenings? HIPAA is very specific regarding personal health information. You need to have the client company’s employees sign consent for the release of any PHI to the employer, from blood pressure results, lab results, and general screening like vision, weight, and BMI. Aggregated data of the employer screening identifying the total number of employees screened and the high risks identified like a number of elevated blood pressures or glucose abnormal numbers are appropriate as long as no reference to a specific employee is made.
Integrating Occupational Health and Employee Health
Integrating Occupational Health and Employee Health
Jackie Burt
How can you sell your community a product if your health institute does not trust you to care for your own employees? It is important organizations look at themselves and provide their experiences of success to potential clients.
Care Across Cultures Expanding Your Services
There’s an interesting opportunity available to physicians and occupational health programs that presents a great deal of benefits both in terms of the business side of running a medical practice and the humanitarian aspect of serving the community.
Occupational Skin Disease
Occupational skin disease is more common than one may think. It can strike an employee in a variety of settings from healthcare to housekeeping. The most common occupational skin disease is contact dermatitis.
Health Coaching and the Benefits to Occupational Health
Customized health coaching solutions can reach, engage, and motivate individuals to make lasting healthy lifestyle changes through tools such as motivational interviewing and SMART goal setting.
Integrating Occupational Health and Urgent Care Services Q&A
Q: We are an urgent care facility. What are the first steps in the process of adding occupational health services to our mix?
Operational Efficiencies Q&A
Q: We are a blended clinic. Where do we begin evaluating our operational efficiencies?
A: “Service times, resource allocation, and staffing issues are appropriate starting points.”
White-Collar Occupational Health Services Q&A
Q: We are in a small market in Kansas. How does this topic apply to our program?
A: “There are white-collar opportunities in every market, either through a smattering of white-collar companies or management personnel at most companies.”