[MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious

Sharon Petersen Sharon.Petersen at imail.org
Tue Aug 19 07:09:44 PDT 2014


Employee Health owns the policy and Infection Control reviews annually and makes revisions as necessary. Employee Health Nurses and Infection Preventionists have authority to enforce.  Human Resources reviews and provides input on the provisions that address employee time off.


Sharon Petersen, MHA, BSN, RN, COHN/CM
Director, Employee Health Operations
Intermountain Healthcare
801.442.2297 | sharon.petersen at imail.org


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Today's Topics:

   1.  work restrictions policy associated with infectious disease
      exposures/infections (Hartley, Patrick)
   2. Re:  work restrictions policy associated with infectious
      disease exposures/infections (Thrasher, Terri)
   3. Re:  work restrictions policy associated with infectious
      disease exposures/infections (Higazi, Patricia)
   4. Re:  work restrictions policy associated with infectious
      disease exposures/infections (Angelique Ramirez)


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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:48:48 +0000
From: "Hartley, Patrick" <patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu>
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious
	disease exposures/infections
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Colleagues:
In your respective organizations, who "owns" the policy with respect to work restrictions for healthcare workers associated with communicable/infectious disease exposures or infections. While I recognize that employee health, on a case by case basis, may have to be the one to assign restrictions (including placing some personnel off work during infectious periods), is the policy itself "owned" (and thereby periodically reviewed/updated) by HR, Infection Control or Employee Health?
thanks
Pat

Patrick G. Hartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.P.H.
Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Medical Director: University Employee Health Clinic & Occupational Medicine Clinic Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
319-353-7072 (Office)
319-356-2115 (Pulmonary / Occ. Med. Clinic)
319-356-3631 (UEHC)
319-353-6406 (Fax)
patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu



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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:21:27 +0000
From: "Thrasher, Terri" <Terri.Thrasher at cchmc.org>
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with
	infectious disease exposures/infections
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At Cincinnati Childrens Hospital it is owned by Infection Control and Employee Health enforces the policy

Thank you for your email.

Kindest regards,

Terri

Terri L. Thrasher RN MSN
Sr. Director HR Professional Services
Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave MLC 9006
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
513-636-6240 office
513-236-1202 cell
513-736-4305 pager

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+terri.thrasher=cchmc.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hartley, Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 8:49 AM
To: 'MCOH/EH' ?[mcoh-eh at mylist.net]?
Subject: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious disease exposures/infections

Colleagues:
In your respective organizations, who "owns" the policy with respect to work restrictions for healthcare workers associated with communicable/infectious disease exposures or infections. While I recognize that employee health, on a case by case basis, may have to be the one to assign restrictions (including placing some personnel off work during infectious periods), is the policy itself "owned" (and thereby periodically reviewed/updated) by HR, Infection Control or Employee Health?
thanks
Pat
Patrick G. Hartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.P.H.
Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Medical Director: University Employee Health Clinic & Occupational Medicine Clinic Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
319-353-7072 (Office)
319-356-2115 (Pulmonary / Occ. Med. Clinic)
319-356-3631 (UEHC)
319-353-6406 (Fax)
patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu<mailto:patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu>


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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:24:15 -0400
From: "Higazi, Patricia" <Patricia.Higazi at chkd.org>
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with
	infectious disease exposures/infections
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Same here

Patricia Higazi RN COHN
Occupational Health Director
Children?s Hospital of The King?s Daughters
601 Children?s lane, Norfolk, Virginia 23507
Tel: 757 668 7852
Fax: 757 668 8775
Cell: 757 376 3231

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Thrasher, Terri
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 09:21
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious disease exposures/infections

At Cincinnati Childrens Hospital it is owned by Infection Control and Employee Health enforces the policy

Thank you for your email.

Kindest regards,

Terri

Terri L. Thrasher RN MSN
Sr. Director HR Professional Services
Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Ave MLC 9006
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
513-636-6240 office
513-236-1202 cell
513-736-4305 pager

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+terri.thrasher=cchmc.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hartley, Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 8:49 AM
To: 'MCOH/EH' ?[mcoh-eh at mylist.net]?
Subject: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious disease exposures/infections

Colleagues:
In your respective organizations, who "owns" the policy with respect to work restrictions for healthcare workers associated with communicable/infectious disease exposures or infections. While I recognize that employee health, on a case by case basis, may have to be the one to assign restrictions (including placing some personnel off work during infectious periods), is the policy itself "owned" (and thereby periodically reviewed/updated) by HR, Infection Control or Employee Health?
thanks
Pat
Patrick G. Hartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.P.H.
Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Medical Director: University Employee Health Clinic & Occupational Medicine Clinic Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
319-353-7072 (Office)
319-356-2115 (Pulmonary / Occ. Med. Clinic)
319-356-3631 (UEHC)
319-353-6406 (Fax)
patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu<mailto:patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu>


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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:41:25 +0000
From: Angelique Ramirez <ANGELIQUE.RAMIREZ at phhs.org>
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with
	infectious disease exposures/infections
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Revisions made through employee health and lives in employee health procedure manual but revisions approved through Infection Prevention Committee and triennial review there as well.
Previously lived in Infection Prevention manual but  their scope so broad at our institution that employee health was more in tune to updating as needed so it was moved a number of years ago.


Angelique Ramirez, MD
Medical Director
Parkland Occupational Health Services
Office of Talent Management
214-590-4842 - office
angelique.ramirez at phhs.org



From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+angelique.ramirez=phhs.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Hartley, Patrick
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 7:49 AM
To: 'MCOH/EH' ?[mcoh-eh at mylist.net]?
Subject: [MCOH-EH] work restrictions policy associated with infectious disease exposures/infections

Colleagues:
In your respective organizations, who "owns" the policy with respect to work restrictions for healthcare workers associated with communicable/infectious disease exposures or infections. While I recognize that employee health, on a case by case basis, may have to be the one to assign restrictions (including placing some personnel off work during infectious periods), is the policy itself "owned" (and thereby periodically reviewed/updated) by HR, Infection Control or Employee Health?
thanks
Pat
Patrick G. Hartley, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.P.H.
Professor (Clinical) of Internal Medicine Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Medical Director: University Employee Health Clinic & Occupational Medicine Clinic Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242-1009
319-353-7072 (Office)
319-356-2115 (Pulmonary / Occ. Med. Clinic)
319-356-3631 (UEHC)
319-353-6406 (Fax)
patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu<mailto:patrick-hartley at uiowa.edu>


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