[MCOH-EH] MCOH-EH Digest, Vol 255, Issue 182

Lisa Foster lisa.a.foster at lahey.org
Thu Jul 9 05:16:08 PDT 2020


We do not pay those quarantined due to community exposure.  We are paying
colleagues who test positive for 2 weeks even if not work related.

Lisa

*Lisa A. Foster, MS, ANP-BC*
*Director, Employee Health*
*Lahey Health*
*25 Mall Rd*
*Burlington, MA  01805*
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>    1. Re:  Pay For Quarantine (Shea, Joann)
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>    3. Re:  Mask studies (Swift, Melanie D., M.D., M.P.H.)
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> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 19:38:59 +0000
> From: "Shea, Joann" <jshea at tgh.org>
> To: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Pay For Quarantine
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> We only pay for a work related case of COVID.
>
> We do not pay if they are quarantined due to a community /household
> quarantine.  We do have a robust Emergency Fund for Team Members that will
> provide them up to a few thousand dollars to help pay some bills if they
> run out of vacation time.
>
> It has been difficult for our team members who cannot work from home and
> have to quarantine.   We do have some managers who need data entry done and
> allow some of them to do this from home if they have a work laptop.
> Clinical nurses do not have a work laptop, so the are on their own in most
> cases.
>
> We do have a COVID cost center that we pay the work related cases from.
>
> JoAnn
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> JoAnn Shea, APRN, MS, COHN-S
> Director, Team Member Health and Wellness
> Tampa General Hospital
> Office: 813-844-7692
> Cell:      813-789-3441
> jshea at tgh.org
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> From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net> On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:57 PM
> To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
> Subject: [MCOH-EH] Pay For Quarantine
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> Hi
> Are you paying employees that are asymptomatic but are quaratined because
> they live with someone that is positive.
> Under our RIDOH they must be quarantined for 14 days.
> Assume that they can not work remotely.
> We are telling them they can not work.
> Do you have an "infection control" code?
> Do they have to use whatever leave/ vacation they have earned?
> Are they on their own?
> Are their state avenues to pay?
> Thank you
> Charlie Hackett MD, MPH Lifespan , Providence RI
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> From: "Schirle, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Schirle at kingcounty.gov>
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> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Pay For Quarantine
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> Most employees here (actually it depends on which union they are in) gets
> 40 hours of paid administrative leave for anything COVID related (they are
> sick, have to care for a family member, daycare issues because
> school/daycare is closed due to COVID) for this year. They can use it all
> at once or intermittently. There is also the federal EPSLA leave where they
> can get an additional 40 hours of COVID leave if they qualify. We do not
> distinguish between work or community acquired at this point. If work
> acquired however, they can also file a workers compensation claim.
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> Rebecca Schirle MN MPH COHN-S
> Public Health Seattle King County
> Employee Health Nurse Manager
> 401 5th Ave, Suite 1300
> Seattle, WA 98104
> Office: 206-263-8735
> Fax: 206-205-5430
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> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Pay For Quarantine
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> We only pay for a work related case of COVID.
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> We do not pay if they are quarantined due to a community /household
> quarantine.  We do have a robust Emergency Fund for Team Members that will
> provide them up to a few thousand dollars to help pay some bills if they
> run out of vacation time.
>
> It has been difficult for our team members who cannot work from home and
> have to quarantine.   We do have some managers who need data entry done and
> allow some of them to do this from home if they have a work laptop.
> Clinical nurses do not have a work laptop, so the are on their own in most
> cases.
>
> We do have a COVID cost center that we pay the work related cases from.
>
> JoAnn
>
> JoAnn Shea, APRN, MS, COHN-S
> Director, Team Member Health and Wellness
> Tampa General Hospital
> Office: 813-844-7692
> Cell:      813-789-3441
> jshea at tgh.org<mailto:jshea at tgh.org>
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> mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net>> On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
> Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 3:57 PM
> To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>>
> Subject: [MCOH-EH] Pay For Quarantine
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> WARNING: This email came from an external source outside of Tampa General
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> Hi
> Are you paying employees that are asymptomatic but are quaratined because
> they live with someone that is positive.
> Under our RIDOH they must be quarantined for 14 days.
> Assume that they can not work remotely.
> We are telling them they can not work.
> Do you have an "infection control" code?
> Do they have to use whatever leave/ vacation they have earned?
> Are they on their own?
> Are their state avenues to pay?
> Thank you
> Charlie Hackett MD, MPH Lifespan , Providence RI
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> From: "Swift, Melanie D., M.D., M.P.H." <Swift.Melanie at mayo.edu>
> To: "'Dr.Runde'" <Dr.Runde at Roep.org>, MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
> Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Mask studies
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> Melanie
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> Melanie Swift, MD, MPH
> Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Physician Health Center<
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> From: bounce-41917527-96363825 at listserv.unc.edu [mailto:
> bounce-41917527-96363825 at listserv.unc.edu] On Behalf Of Dr.Runde
> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 3:28 PM
> To: Swift, Melanie D., M.D., M.P.H.
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [occ-env-med-l] Mask studies
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> I have had people asking me about good, solid, scientific studies on
> either side of the question whether to wear a mask or not.  Does anybody
> have good quality studies they could recommend?
> Thanks,
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> Board-certified in Occupational Medicine
> ROEP, PC
> Columbia, MO
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