Occupational Health Management Archives – May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009
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Gather employee success stories: They could save programs from budget cuts
When a UPS manager had an onsite blood pressure screening, his blood pressure was so high that an occupational health nurse took him to the hospital immediately. He was diagnosed with a heart attack, and he survived with minimal damage because he was treated so quickly. -
Should you help with employee surveillance?
A risk manager at your company asks you to report what an injured employee on workers' compensation tells you about their physical activities, because this employee is suspected of malingering. What will your answer be? -
Take these steps if malingering is suspected
Take these steps if you are asked to provide information that might be used in assessing the need for starting or continuing surveillance of an employee: -
Guideline-based care saves money with mental health
Guideline-based care provided by occupational physicians is a cost-effective way to treat workers with common mental health problems, according to new research. -
Get better data on risks with home screening tests
A diabetic employee lost 20 pounds after two months, and his blood glucose levels dropped to the normal range. -
Home screening trend will continue growing
The trend of home screening tests for employees will continue to grow, according to Ron Loeppke, MD, executive vice president of health and productivity in the Brentwood, TN office of Alere, a provider of health management services. -
HHS: Employers should stockpile antivirals
In its Guidance on Antiviral Drug Use During an Influenza Pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) places the responsibility for stockpiling for worker protection on employers. This is the summary: -
Employers offered insurance for pandemics
Have you stockpiled enough antiviral medication to provide doses for several hundred (or thousand) employees for about 80 days? Does your stockpile include more than one antiviral medication? Can you rotate it so it never expires? -
Weigh workers' physical, psychological well-being
A Kansas State University researcher has found a link between physical and mental well-being that employees and employers might be able to capitalize on to improve the health, and potentially the wealth, of their organization. -
Mail, electronic reminders boost cancer screening
Mailed reminders to patients appear to promote colon cancer screening, according to a report in the Feb. 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, electronic reminders to physicians appear to increase screening among patients with more frequent primary care visits.