Occupational Health Management Archives – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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The risk of a second heart attack doubles for those with chronic job stress
When an employee returns to work after a heart attack, chronic job stress doubles their risk for another coronary heart disease event, according to a recent study. -
Reap benefits of integrating medical, behavioral health
This is part two of a two-part series on behavioral health issues. This month, we report on a growing trend of integrating behavioral health and medical care. In a related story, we cover the use of claims data to do outreach with workers at high risk for behavioral health problems. Last month, we reported on research linking depression and productivity -
Claims analysis says 50% have comorbid conditions
At Eden Prairie, MN-based Cigna, claims data have revealed a clear link between mental and physical health of employees. -
Low workers' comp rates bad for care, return to work
Workers' compensation fee schedules do not properly recognize and reimburse physicians who restore injured workers to optimal function and promote rapid return to work, says a new position statement from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). -
Need 'urgent' to ensure HCW safety in flu pandemic
Not enough is known about how to protect health care workers in an influenza pandemic, and that lack of knowledge critically weakens the nation's preparedness, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel has concluded. -
How many health care workers will be home sick?
To prepare for an influenza pandemic, you've counted your ventilators and calculated your patient surge, sought options to add bed space, and assessed the capacity of the emergency department. But have you estimated how many of your employees will show up for work? -
CDC asks health workers for flu vaccinations
Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has taken the unusual step of directly appealing to health care workers to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza. -
Sick food workers cause restaurant outbreak
Ill food service workers propagated a massive outbreak of norovirus in Michigan last year that eventually sickened 364 restaurant patrons and 32 workers.