by larryr | May 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
The ACO primary goals are to meet standards of quality practice and putting patients first. Each patient will have the right care at the right time. Studies show that quality care costs less because coordinated care helps avoid unnecessary duplication of services and...
by larryr | Apr 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
Here is a quick review of the manual material handling (MMH) rule from OSHA. The power zone for lifting is close to the body, between mid-thigh and mid-chest height. Comparable to the strike zone in baseball, this zone is where arms and the back can lift the most with...
by larryr | Mar 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
Here is why! The best credentialed expert to test and examine your injured worker should have training (that is documented) by NIOSH (the research arm of OSHA). Using providers with NIOSH-training shows they meet the highest standards in respiratory exposure...
by larryr | Feb 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
According to the AHQR, 2010 “Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit”, we do not know which injured worker may have limited health literacy skills. Over one third of the adult US population has the limitation of not being able to read, hear, or understand health...
by larryr | Jan 1, 2011 | Monthly Tip
Winter is here and the flu season is beginning to spread. “This year there are three strains of flu that we expect to be circulating the country: the A strain, also known as H3N2; the B Strain; and last year’s pandemic, the H1N1 strain,” explains Jeff Dimond of the...
by larryr | Dec 1, 2010 | Monthly Tip
The FDA is removing the drug, propoxyphene, aka “Darvon or Darvocet”, because it puts patients at “risk of potentially serious or fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.” The panel also found that the minimal pain relief benefits provided by the drugs do not outweigh the...
