Occupational Health Management Archives – March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
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Telehealth starting to make inroads in occ-health; future is virtually limitless
According to occ-health experts, however, their field is just starting to reap the benefits of telehealth and telemedicine, which NASA defines on its web site as the integration of telecommunications, computer, and medical technologies. -
Smart building concept: The future of occ-health?
The latest technology in computerized sensory equipment may one day lead to smart buildings that can detect hazards and accidents, says a health informatics expert. -
Medical direction key to success with AEDs
Having automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, installed in the workplace is of clear benefit, but there are a number of key strategies that should be followed to ensure program success, says Thomas W. Zoch, MD, FACP, FACEP, of Thedacare at Work in Appleton, WI. -
It takes a village for optimal RTW
At the Imperial (CA) Irrigation District, any of the 1,200 employees who become injured or ill has access to an interactive return-to-work (RTW) program that has exceeded the expectations of the team who put it in place. -
The five phases of IID’s RTW program
When disability exists for three or four months and performance of the essential functions is impacted, an initial interactive reasonable accommodation meeting is held with the employee and department representatives to begin an exchange of information. -
Study calls DM a ‘leap of faith’ to improvement
While disease management programs have steadily gained popularity in recent years, there is a relative lack of evidence that they improve quality and save money, according to a report from the Washington, DC-based Center for Studying Health System Change. -
New ACOEM guidelines have significant changes
Many second editions of lengthy publications are little more than minor rewrites and an updating of a smattering of facts here and there, but that hardly is the case with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicines second edition of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines a comprehensive guide that is the gold standard in effective treatment of workplace injuries and diseases. -
News Briefs
ACOEM supports immigration reform; OSHA delays enforcement of TB standard to July; Survey finds vacancies, turnover; AHIMA releases EHR standards