Sentara Occupational Health Specialists offers:
- A case management program which works to return employees to their jobs as soon and as safely as possible
- Worksite evaluations
- Medical surveillance for hazardous material exposure
- An on-site influenza immunization program
- Slit Lamp for treating more extensive eye injuries
- Employment entrance exams (including fitness for duty and return to work exams)
- Executive physicals
- Drug screening programs (including pre-employment, post-accident and random testing)
- Table-top urine drug testing, offering fast, accurate results at the point of collection. This product delivers results in minutes, not hours, saving your company valuable time.
- Management of mandated programs, such as OSHA’s blood-borne pathogen standards (including Hepatitis B education and vaccination program) and AHERA’s asbestos screenings
- Wellness-related programs
- Information on any health-related topic
In addition, Sentara Occupational Health Specialists offer employees and employers convenience, quality, value and experience.
Convenience
- Accessible location
- Curbside parking
- Walk-in service (no appointment necessary for work related injuries or drug screens)
- Coordination of after-hours and multi-site services
- Pre-registration of company-paid services
- Consolidated billing for company-paid services (education, screenings, etc.)
- Availability of on-site medical staff
- Worksite programs
Quality
- Staff physicians dedicated solely to occupational medicine
- Certified Medical Review Officers (MRO) and Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP)
- Case manager to follow up with injured employees, employers and insurance carriers
- Occupational medicine “Best Practice” guidelines used in the care and treatment of occupational injuries and illnesses
- Outcome-oriented approach for the treatment and rehabilitation of work injuries
- Coordinated referrals
- NIDA-approved lab services for DOT drug screening
Value
- Competitive pricing
- Cost-effective treatment approach
- Injury tracking
- Immediate follow-up for employees treated in clinic
- Next morning follow-up for employees seen after-hours
- Ongoing status updates through case management
- Open line of communication between medical staff and employer
Experience
- Sentara RMH instituted its own worker’s compensation management program in 1990.
- Sentara RMH worker’s compensation experience modification factor fell from 1.5 in 1987 to .23 in 2000.
- Sentara RMH worker’s compensation premiums have been lowered by hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result of the reduction in experience modification factor.