[MCOH-EH] Covid Testing

[John Lucio]

 I think I am on this email list by mistake     On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 11:34:41 AM CST, PRATER, DEANNA <deanna.prater at bayareahospital.org> wrote:  
 
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Occupational Health is currently performing all testing on employees and Providers.  This is a single person doing the testing and we have over 1200 employees + Providers.  For occupational exposures, department needs to return a worker sooner with mild symptoms, etc., I bill to our Covid-19 cost center.  For all others, I bill to their insurance provider.
 
  
 
Because I am so busy, I try to have an established time to test people.  I require that they provide their insurance information, DOB, address before we meet so that all paperwork is ready and all swabs are pre-labeled.  I schedule people one minute apart, and emphasize that they show up promptly at their time.  I stand outside of the building and they pull up.
 
  
 
From: MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net>On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2020 05:36
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Covid Testing
 
  
 
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We are being inundated with an increase need to test employees for covid. 
 
It’s being driven both by demands from our DOH and an increase in cases seen amongst our employees 
 
Like all of you our employee health team is stretched to the breaking point
 
We are trying to look at different ways of structuring our testing program
 
At the present time all covid testing is coordinated through employee health
 
How are you structuring your testing
 
Do you have a separate covid testing center?
 
Have you been able to increase resources to meet demand 
 
Any insight would be appreciated
 
Thanks
 
Charlie Hackett. MD, MPH
 
Lifespan
 
Medical Director EOHS, Chief Of Community and Family Medicine RIH
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