CDC updates recommendations for healthcare personnel TB screening, testing and treatment
By Dr. Rich Hammel on Jun 5, 2019 11:00:00 AM
CDC, in its May 17, 2019 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published updated recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) and CDC regarding Tuberculosis Screening, Testing and Treatment of U.S. Healthcare Personnel (HCP).
Avoid IRS missteps by simplifying HSA payment collection
By Enterprise Health on May 28, 2019 11:00:00 AM
The most obvious benefits of Enterprise Health portals are the impact they can have on onsite employee health clinic administrative efficiency and productivity, and fostering employee engagement. But did you know those same portals can be used to help avoid tax trouble?
Boost healthy connections with employee portals
By Enterprise Health on May 21, 2019 11:00:00 AM
In far too many onsite employee health clinics, scheduling appointments for surveillance visits is a glorified game of phone and email tag between administrative personnel and employees. Then, when employees do appear, they have to show up early and fill out clipboard questionnaires t …
How to stay healthy (and active) during business travel
By Enterprise Health on Apr 29, 2019 9:38:39 AM
If you’ve been following our social media feeds, you know our team is in Anaheim this week at the American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), so we know maintaining healthy habits while away from home can be challenging. We've pulled together some simple reminders on how we try to …
OSHA form 300A due...really
By Enterprise Health on Feb 26, 2019 11:00:00 AM
While the wheel of OSHA's final recordkeeping rule will likely continue to spin, there is an actual deadline to meet for establishments with 250 or more employees. Covered establishments are required to only electronically submit information from the OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Re …
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 …