By Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D. Occupational physicians can and should use evidence-based care to improve outcomes for employees while reducing risk and costs for employers. The U.S. healthcare system has undergone significant changes over the years. One transformation that likely will stand the test of time is the industry’s transition from fee-for-service to value-based care payment
Read more →Agency discovers trucking company failed to provide respirator fit tests, machine guards, welding protection and did not properly label chemicals. OSHA recently discovered two dozen violations at BigTex Trailer Manufacturing Inc. after a complaint of unsafe working conditions at the company. Oklahoma-based BigTex Trailer Manufacturing Inc., which operates as CM Truck Beds, racked up $535,
Read more →The information is to include the specific chemical identity, production volume, methods of manufacture and processing, exposure and release information, and existing information concerning environmental and health effects, “insofar as known to or reasonably ascertainable by the person making the report,” it states.
Read more →The winning companies developed “new tools that make it easier for individuals and clinicians to access health information and put it to use,” said Dr. Vindell Washington, national coordinator for health information technology.
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