The absence of an implied physician-patient relationship has been “the central ethical issue in occupational medicine for the past 100 years,” according to Mark Rothstein, J.D., a leading authority on health policy and employment law.
In a symbolic move, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) plans to change the name of its WorkLife division to Total Worker Health to better reflect the unit’s objectives, reports L. Casey Chosewood, M.D., WorkLife senior medical officer.
Presenteeism is a concept many in the field of occupational health consider to be significant but difficult to quantify – somewhat akin to catching lightning in a bottle.
Robert L. Broghammer, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., of Allen Occupational Health in Waterloo Iowa and Jeffrey A. Westpheling, M.D., M.P.H., of St. Luke’s Work Well Clinic, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are among those who do not favor the mixed-used model, as outlined in the following letters to RYAN Associates/NAOHP:
T. Warner Hudson III, M.D., was installed as the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM) president for 2011-2012 during the college’s 96th annual membership meeting in Washington, D.C.
The following is excerpted from a panel discussion held during RYAN Associates’ recent seminar on Profiting from Product Line Diversity: Integrating Urgent Care and Occupational Health Services.
Todd Baker distills his approach to clinic management down to a few critical, interrelated concepts: philosophy, entrees of scale, and communication.
Dr. Letz is among occupational medicine and pain management experts who support the application of a bio-psychosocial treatment model in at-risk cases and as an alternative to the use of interventions such as narcotic pain medications, injections, and back surgery.
The great physician treats the patient who has the disease.
In evaluating occupational medicine clinic coding and billing practices, we have noted the following five commonly occurring errors that can be resolved with appropriate action.