PROVIDER NETWORK

We also launched another type of connection at the conference, the NAOHP Provider network via our partnership with Uberdoc.  This is an unprecedented opportunity for our members to represent the highest quality occupational medicine network in the US for the benefit of employers and workers.

We have tens of thousands of exams that need to be completed by year-end, so please get enrolled now:

CLICK HERE TO ENROLL : UBERDOC | NAOHP network

Practice managers, go ahead and signup and select “Practice Administrator” as the provider type to get your account started, then we’ll assist to fill in your providers and locations.

You will need to have an active membership to proceed to credentialing and to schedule and perform the exams, so please do that here if you are a non-member or need to renew.  Don’t worry about renewing too early, a full year will be added to your current expiration date.

click here for membership

NEWBIES

Many of you attending were first timers, welcome to our NAOHP family, and please feel free to reach out for help with any challenges you are facing in any aspect of your occmed, employee health or urgent care practice.

New members will find a wealth of material, videos, articles, discussion groups on naohp.com.

A REMINDER ALSO THE FULL DOTMentor video series IS FREE FOR MEMBERS – 44 VIDEOS COVERING ALL THE NUANCES OF PERFORMING DOT EXAMS PRESENTED OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD.

OCCHEALTH MEDICAL RECORDS

One thing that really struck me and our NAOHP board members was how much confusion remains regarding the Occhealth Medical Record.  

These Issues include:

• How to keep employment related records separate from the general health record, especially in larger health systems with common EHR for affiliated providers.  
• What information employers may have and in what format.  
• Patient access to their own records.
• HIPPA privacy rules as relates to work comp and other employment exams and testing

Remember that although work comp does not fall under HIPPA, that does not mean employers should have access to the entire medical record – only the minimum necessary to properly care for and communicate to prepare the injured worker for recovery and return to work.

HERE’S A little guide of what should be included in the Occhealth medical record.  

PLEASE ALSO CHECK OUT OUR Occupational Health Medical Record COURSE WHICH ANSWERS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPILING, MAINTAINING AND SHARING INFORMATION.

PROVIDER TRAINING

We also learned there are many new APPs that have been coming into the occmed world and physicians from other specialties that may not have much background in occmed.

The Occmed for Providers course is just the ticket to learn all the basic, everyday exams and work comp concepts you need to know.

Contact me for groups of 5 or more for discount packages.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION GROUPS

We launched this “experiment” at last year’s conference and it was well received, so this year board member Stephanie Murdock led “Open Space Roundtable” sessions.

This allowed for deeper Q&A and discussion of many burning topics that we’ll continue to present over the next year’s Town Halls, webinars and 2024 conference.

Here are some of the highlighted topics, if you see something you are expert in and would like to contribute – maybe as a Town Hall expert, or write an article or present at next year’s conference, please reply here and we’ll connect:

• APP track all day track
• CAOHC and NIOSH training
• Drug Testing
• EHR user group lunch
• EMR epic vs occmed ehr
• Getting paid from TPAs
• Growing Commercial Insurance Market Share, Value to Health System
• Hearing Conservation
• How to do split testing with hair analysis
• Justifying your program, gaining momentum, elevating your status in health system
• Meaningful work, taking occmed beyond the technical, how to keep the staff engaged
• Medical record confidentiality
• Occ nurse training
• On-site Clinics
• POET; physical abilities
• Population health w/ Occhealth
• psychological Safety
• Recruitment and retention major obstacles to growth
• Startup Kit

Of course if you have any other “burning issues” we want to hear about that too!

Thanks again to all, please join us next year!

Larry Earl, MD, NAOHP President