CHR Newsletter – July 3, 2014

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Occupational Health Connections, Inc. (OHC) is a distinguished leader in occupational and employee health staffing and recruitment. For job opportunities, please visit: OHC website


Dr. Tufail Shaikh’s book, MMI and Other Work-Related Injury Issues, is now available as an e-book (Download here).

 

 


CHR Newsletter – July 3, 2014

RN/WC Case Manager Opportunity

CHR is expanding our team and needs a FT WC, Expatriate and Executive Case Manager for our Rockville, MD HQ

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Vendor Credentialing Immunizations

CHR has many clients with employees that must satisfy immunization credentialing requirements

 

CHR works directly with the employee to complete the vaccinations or titres (blood tests) required to show proof of immunity.

A Guide to Using Smartphones and Tablets in Occupational Health

More healthcare professionals are using apps as innovative ways of accessing information to help improve the quality of healthcare delivery

 

The use of smartphones and computer tablets is growing at an astonishing rate. Business Insider recently suggested that nearly 20% of the world’s population owns a smartphone, and nearly one in 17 owns a tablet.

Industry experts (Jahns, 2010) estimate that approximately 500 million individuals will be using mobile devices by 2015. With this comes the availability of a vast array of information at the touch of a screen in the form of applications, also known as “apps”. All the user needs is a way of accessing the internet, either through a data connection from a mobile telephone provider or access to a Wi-Fi network.

Read Full Article for Medical Apps, Drug Info, Testing, more

Surveys Show the Value of Occupational Health in the Workplace

The value of occupational health (OH) within the workplace has been highlighted by a number of surveys and research.

 

A “white paper” by consultancy Cigna, Health and wellbeing – an employer’s perspective, found that more than half of employers polled (57%) offered OH, with 63% offering employee assistance programmes and 53% private medical insurance.

Four out of 10 employers also said they were looking to invest further in health and wellbeing benefits. More than a quarter had also experienced employees being off work for extended periods while they waited for NHS treatment.

Separately, research from the CBI and Medicash has made the case that there are clear business benefits to supporting employee health and wellbeing.

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Managing e-Cigarettes in a Workplace

Employers may have to reconsider and rewrite their workplace policies

 

The increasing use of e-cigarettes, which are not covered by the same legislation as tobacco products, means employers may have to reconsider and rewrite their workplace policies.

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Upcoming Conferences

  • FSAOHN, September 11-14, 2014
  • WOEMA, September 17-20, 2014
  • ROHC, October 18, 2014
  • NEAOHN, October 27-29, 2014
  • NCAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
  • OAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
  • NECOEM, December 4-5, 2014
  • More to come; Stay tuned…

Past Conferences Supported

  • AAOHN, May 5-8, 2014
  • ACOEM, April 27-30, 2014
  • NCAOHN, March 26-28, 2014
  • Humana Forum 2014, March 25, 2014
  • NJSAOHN, March 19, 2014
  • CSOEMA, March 14-15, 2014
  • NECOEM / MaAOHN, Boston, MA, Dec. 5-6, 2013
  • NCAOHN, Charlotte, NC, November 6-8, 2013
  • IFDAT, Coral Gables, FL, November 4-5, 2013
  • OAOHN, Celina, OH, October 24-26, 2013
  • CSAOHN, Sacramento, CA, October 17-19, 2013
  • NEAOHN, Newark, DE, October 9-11, 2013
  • VSAOHN / VOSH, Hampton, VA, October 9-11, 2013
  • IL AOHN, Bloomington, IL, October 3-4, 2013
  • SVAPOHN, Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 2-4, 2013
  • WOHC, Oahu, Hawaii, September 26-28, 2013
  • IN AOHN, Nashville, IN,
    Sep. 20, 2013
  • TSAOHN, San Antonio, TX,
    Sep. 19-21, 2013
  • FL AOHN, Orlando, FL, September 19-21, 2013
  • CLOHN, Pineville, LA,
    August 1-3, 2013
  • AOHC, Orlando, FL, April 28 – May 1, 2013
  • AAOHN, Las Vegas, NV, April 15-18, 2013

Job Openings

 

CHR has the following immediate openings:

RN, Occupational Health Case Management

RN, Occupational Travel Health Nurse

Medlock Consulting is a Physician and Occupational Health Search Firm dedicated to locating, evaluating, and facilitating the placement of quality physician executives, PA’s. NP’s, and RN-COHN’s in superior environments.

       

 

 

About Karen Cohen

Karen Cohen, RHIA, President and Owner of Corporate Health Resources, Inc., has over 30 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing occupational health record keeping systems and medical surveillance programs to meet the needs of clients in industry.

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