[MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 250, Issue 142

[Hudson, T. Warner]

Our criteria through the 10 UC campuses for eligibility for WorkStrong is 2 WC claims in the last 2 years.  We also get one off approval for a person with 2 claims in more than 2 years and on someone who has just 1 claim but let's say they are new and seriously deconditioned/obese.  Our TPA sends the eligible list, Occ Health or specialist ortho makes the referral program, Occ health or the ortho specialist makes medically clears, and they are scheduled with the on - site fitness coaches and RDs at our recreation center and encouraged to go for life coaching to the Staff and Faculty Counseling Center.  It's all on their own time and the WC claim pays for these services out of ALAE.  The UC actuary before beginning did projections of costs and savings and we have done way better than projected.

Think of it as focused wellness for a hot spotter group, to use group health jargon.

There was infrastructure to put in place; we have a WorkStrong coordinator in our clinic who phones and encourages the employees and manages the parts of the process day to day.

Warner

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
UCLA Health System and Campus
Office 310.825.9146
Fax 310.206.4585
Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132
E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu
Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org


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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Jacobs, MD
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 250, Issue 142

Warner: Work Strong sounds like a great program. What are the eligibility criteria, other than the employee is an injured employee (paid by WC claim in your message)? We have many older and deconditioned, injured employees at our hospital who have a hard time performing their job duties as they have gotten older and something like this would be helpful in preventing injuries/ reconditioning individuals to go back to their jobs, besides creating a more positive culture of health in our institution. What were some of the barriers UCLA faced in developing and instituting Work Strong and would you consider sharing more details about the program? Thanks, Jeff

Jeffrey A Jacobs, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Einstein LiveWell EHS
1303 Tabor Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19141
215-456-1084
FAX: 215-456-1840
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Occupational Health at UCLA will refer our folks who quality for a program we call WorkStrong; to get personal 20 weeks of fitness coaching at the UCAL recreation centers, registered dietician 10 visits and on site Staff and Faculty Counseling Center for life coaching. Participation is voluntary and paid by the WC claim; cleared by the OM doc or specialist. Works great and not a conflict of interest but an alignment of interest as we are helping the employee get healthier and this helps them in many ways.

T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health UCLA Health System and Campus Office 310.825.9146 Fax 310.206.4585 Pager 800.233.7231  ID 27132 E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sumeet Batra
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 7:12 AM
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Hello,

I was curious if any providers offer in-person wellness consultations to their employees, regarding issues like smoking cessation, weight loss, diabetes management, etc.  If so, how have you addressed potential conflicts of interest with other roles within occ health (reviewing FMLA requests, ADA accomodations, etc.)?  Thanks in advance,

Sumeet Batra MD, MPH
Medical Director of Occupational Health
Cook Children's Health Care System
p: 682.885.1129
sumeet.batra at cookchildrens.org


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