Occupational Health Management Archives – March 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
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Occ-health psychology looks at mental health needs of workers
It has been 17 years since the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health formally recognized psychological disorders as a leading occupational health risk, but getting American businesses to accept the benefits offered by occupational health psychology may take longer than that. -
Smoking among nurses is a workplace issue
Nurses sometimes fail to intercede with patients about cigarette smoking because they havent been trained in how to effectively do so; or, they may not intercede because they themselves are smokers unable to break the habit. -
Do things right, and return to work won’t go wrong
When an employee is out of work for an extended period with an injury or illness, his or her absence creates a physical and emotional void. The work needs to be done, and co-workers and supervisors look forward to the employees return. That is, unless the employee isnt really wanted back. -
HIPAA not always is applicable to occ-health
Occupational Health Management editorial advisory board member Deborah V. DiBenedetto, past president of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses and a nationally recognized consultant on occupational health issues, provides more information on the relationship between the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, employee health records, and the occupational health nurse. -
Transferring personal health information
Under HIPAA, a transaction of information between two parties for the purpose of carrying out financial or administrative activities related to health care can include the following types of transmission. -
CDC backing off NIOSH reorganization — for now
Occupational health leaders are guardedly optimistic about the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions abandonment at least for now of reorganization plans that would have changed the organization of NIOSH. -
Federal agencies must report worker injuries
Starting at the first of this year, federal employers and agencies are required to adopt the same worker safety and health record-keeping and reporting requirements that have been in effect for the private sector. Federal agencies had been exempt from the reporting requirements until this year. -
News Brief: AAOHN readies for first independent conference
The Atlanta-based American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. will convene its first independent annual conference next month in Minneapolis.