Occupational Medicine Clinics
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Three Ways to Lose Your Occmed Clients
As with many other industries, in order to run a successful occupational medicine program, “service” has to be delivered from the customer’s perspective. You’ve set up your center and trained your staff for drug screens, worker’s comp and a slew of pre-placement and OSHA regulated physicals. Your marketing has paid off and you’ve got employers coming in for clinic tours and new employer-referred patients coming in daily.
Even with a successful occupational medicine program, there are a few pitfalls that can make your clients look elsewhere for employer related services.
Three main buckets of service issues concerning occupational medicine clients we see are:
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The Health and Safety of America's Workers Is at Risk
We’ve made great progress, but the Trump administration is intent on rolling back protections and favoring industry interests over the public interest.
A Burnout Fix: Occupational Health
In the midst of the doctor shortage and burnout epidemic, occupational medicine is the best-kept secret in U.S. health care.
All in a Day's Work: Reporting on Occupational Health
Help wanted. Pay not so great. Excellent chance of injury. Possibly fatal. No phone calls, please. You'll never see an ad like this in the classifieds, as one of my colleagues once said, but it's a good description of many of today's positions.
Legal And Ethical Problems in Occupational Medicine
Despite the special nature of occupational medicine practice, most ambulatory care centers, minor emergency clinics, and group practices hold themselves out as offering occupational medicine services. Until recently this meant preemployment physical examinations and treatment for acute workplace injuries. Increasingly, however, these entities are contracting with employers to provide services that are expected to be professionally comparable to in- house occupational medical services provided by experienced occupational medicine professionals. These contracts subject such providers to the full panoply of state and federal regulations.
Occupational Health Issues in the USA
Traditional occupational safety and health protection programs have primarily concentrated on ensuring that work is safe and that workers are protected from the harms that arise from work itself. Job-related factors, such as low wages, hours of work, workload intensification, interactions with coworkers, and access to paid sick leave, all can have an important impact on the well-being of workers, their families, and their communities.
Occupational medicine can be a benefit for many
Large and small companies have realized the unique benefits of medical clinics that engage in occupational medicine. Though occupational medicine offers more services to a company than traditional medical insurance provides, it can actually cost less in the long run.
The Integration of Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care
When looking for ways to effectively increase the revenue and patient volume of an urgent care center, an owner will consider a number of different avenues. With consolidation and diversification remaining strong trends in the industry, there’s one combination that appears to be a recipe for success: urgent care and occupational medicine.
Three Ways to Lose Your Occmed Clients
Even with a successful occupational medicine program, there are a few pitfalls that can make your clients look elsewhere for employer related services.
4 Things To Look For In An Occupational Health Provider
The company you intend to hire should possess the wherewithal to cater to your comprehensive occupational health and safety needs.
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Improving the care and well-being of workers through science and the sharing of knowledge.
Concentra
Whether you need to send an employee for injury care, or you just need to update your account, Concentra makes it easy and convenient to do work with us.
Industrial Health Works
To improve the health and productivity of the American workforce.
National Medical Systems
National Medical Systems has the capability to administer and mange your customized occupational health program regardless of your location. We are a provider of numerous occupational health services catering to organizations of all sizes.
Prime
PRIME Occupational Medicine is committed to providing high-quality occupational health services. PRIME will clearly and efficiently communicate with you, the employers, to develop pre-placement and long-term screening and treatment plans that will help lower the risk of workplace injury while allowing more consistent medical treatment and managment of work-related injuries.
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