In our setting, these services are covered under Medical Center policies, and costs are covered by the Medical Center. 

 Conversely, in our system, the Medical Center and University use different WC TPAs/carriers, so expenses outside employee health services are handled quite differently for the 2 groups.  

Hope that's helpful and Happy New Year to MCOH!  Amy 

Amy J Behrman, MD, FACP, FACOEM
Division Chief, Occupational Medicine
Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania 
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA  19104
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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Academic/MCOH - who pays for OH services for University-employed attendings working in hospital?
 

Quick poll – apologies if previously addressed. I had no need to pay attention to this issue until recently.

 

For those of you working in University or Hospital employee health services in settings where the University and the medical center are separate corporate entities, who pays for the employee health services needed by University-employed faculty caring for patients in the medical center? E.g. these:

- preplacement screening 

- TB screening

- immunization verification and provision if needed

- respirator clearance, fit testing and training

- blood borne pathogen exposure evaluation, treatment if needed

- annual flu vaccine provision, tracking, enforcement (required)

- COVID vaccine (required)

- FFD coordination (sort of) and referral to EAP

- COVID testing and response, assistance with isolation and quarantine 

 

Thank you!

 

Marianne

 

Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP

Pronouns she/her/hers

Associate Professor of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

UMB Public Health Officer

mcloeren@som.umaryland.edu

Office 410-328-2637

Cell 443-466-0033