How Enterprise Health developed a complete employee health software offering
By Jeff Donnell on Jan 29, 2019 11:00:00 AM
Opportunity looks a lot like hard work As the old saying goes, “it’s better to be lucky than good.” I suggest amending that to “you’d better be smart enough to recognize and act on good fortune when it comes your way.”
OSHA update: wrangling recordkeeping and reporting requirements — again
By Dr. Rich Hammel on Jan 15, 2019 11:00:00 AM
You might be asking “what now?” I thought OSHA was done with changes regarding electronic submission of OSHA injury and recordkeeping forms by employers to comply with reporting requirements deadlines.
Frustrated with your flu program?
By Enterprise Health on Nov 27, 2018 2:00:00 PM
Administering an influenza program often brings as many headaches as the virus itself. If you’re experiencing symptoms like poor reporting, complicated compliance, and overclicked, overstressed staff — the Enterprise Health injection and immunization module is just what the doctor ord …
GDPR and Enterprise Health
By Jeff Donnell on May 8, 2018 11:00:00 AM
In our previous GDPR post, we provided an overview of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation in the context of occupational health. In this post, we consider the rights of data subjects for whom these regulations were enacted and how Enterprise Health can help its clien …
4 commonly asked questions about hearing protection in the workplace
By Dr. William Cast on Apr 6, 2018 11:00:00 AM
William Cast M.D. is a retired ear, nose, and throat surgeon who started his medical career in the U.S. Army, where he was first exposed to occupational hearing loss. Today, Dr. Cast is part of the Enterprise Health team.
How to injure a fragile employee
By Dr. William Cast on Feb 6, 2018 11:00:00 AM
William Cast M.D. is a retired ear, nose, and throat surgeon who started his medical career in the U.S. Army, where he was first exposed to occupational hearing loss.
On tapeworms and employee health
By Jeff Donnell on Jan 31, 2018 10:00:00 AM
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. just announced they are forming a new company to reduce the healthcare costs for several hundred thousand of their employees in the United States.
Hearing conservation: who’s listening?
By Dr. William Cast on Jan 8, 2018 4:27:09 PM
Paying attention is important for employers and their employees, most importantly to avoid injuries such as hearing loss, but also to avoid being blamed as an employer for damage caused away from work.
There’s an IT in TEAM
By Enterprise Health on Nov 7, 2017 9:26:08 AM
(This is the fourth in a series of posts on changing occupational health IT solutions) Once you understand the need to upgrade the solution you use to manage occupational health and compliance (remember acknowledging your pain...), now what? The path that lays before you may appear da …
How much does IT hurt?
By Jeff Donnell on Oct 24, 2017 7:19:59 AM
(This is the third in a series of posts on changing occupational health IT solutions) If you’re a medical professional, you've probably asked a patient this question a time or two. And for those who manage pain on a regular basis, the use of a pain scale to help patients verbalize the …
Making the occ. health switch — acknowledge your pain
By Jeff Donnell on Oct 17, 2017 7:26:23 AM
(This is the second in a series of posts on changing occupational health IT solutions) Let’s assume you find yourself using an occupational health IT solution that leaves something to be desired in your onsite employee clinic operation. If that something to be desired results in some …
Making the occ health switch
By Jeff Donnell on Oct 3, 2017 3:23:58 PM
When deploying the Enterprise Health occupational health IT solution, we generally replace another commercial application that failed the client in some form or fashion. Those failures are not mere minor letdowns — and unfold over an extended time period.
Electronic submission: OSHA again, on again
By Jeff Donnell on Aug 17, 2017 12:08:26 PM
After some back and forth on the actual launch date of its electronic injury and illness reporting website, the trigger has been pulled and the OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) launched on August 1st, 2017. This web-based form will allow employers to electronically submit requir …
To report to OSHA electronically, or not — that is NOT the question
By Jeff Donnell on Jun 22, 2017 1:30:00 PM
In May of 2016, OSHA issued a final rule to revise its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. This rule requires employers in certain industries to electronically submit injury and illness data. This final rule was effective on January 1, 2017.