We are part of a multi facility system (7 hospitals) and our UPPER-level administrators reports do share this data in their quarterly meetings. Is it useful? In my opinion, not particularly, but this is information that impacts our EMOD and thereby our premiums since our Workers Compensation self-funded. Each facility has a Safety or Environment of Care meeting and at those meetings we report differently. The Safety Report below is an example. We include the 48-hour reporting to support our goal of initiating WC claims with 48 hours. 
We do also have a Workplace Violence Taskforce that focuses on Patient Violence, and they meet quarterly. They have created care packages for staff who have experienced adverse events in the workplace.

I also know that our Quality department looks at injuries differently on a quarterly basis. An example of that view is shared below the Safety Report.
Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. 
Jennifer
SAFETY REPORT:
Employee Health
REPORTED BY:
EH RN
DATE REPORTED:
1/16/2024
MONTH(S) INCLUDED IN REPORT:
November & December 2024
INJURY – TOTALS:
November-2
December-1
INJURY
SUMMARY:
November- Sharps Injury (contaminated Needle stick
                   Patient Violence- employee did not suffer physical injuries
 
December- Slip/trip/fall in parking lot
EMPLOYEE INJURY TRENDS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No significant trends identified
ACTION PLAN / CORRECTIVE ACTION:
Workplace Violence taskforce and risk involved in all combative patient incidents.
 
Sharps injuries discussed in sharps committee meetings with emphasis on education and prevention and mentoring, as well as with infection prevention.
 
REINFORCE RLS REPORTING within 24 hours of incident. Need to emphasize reporting incidents in RL even if employee does not seek evaluation.
 
Staff were educated at the time of the incident on proper procedures.
 
Recommended: Reinforce safety protocols and for staff to take their time performing tasks.
48 HR REPORTING
Claims reported in 48 hours:
 
OSHA recordable injuries
  1. Reported outside of 48 hours- due to delayed RL and holidays


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Our safety team is working on measures that they can report on regularly and have suggested this as one of them:   OSHA recordables/10,000 hours worked.  Our employee health leadership team has been asked to comment on the value of this metric and whether others in healthcare are using something similar when looking at safety. 

 

Are other medical centers using this or a similar metric to look at their employee safety?  Appreciate any input others can share!

 

Laura L Radke, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine

Senior Medical Director, F&MCW Occupational Health Services

Phone: 262-253-8197 | Fax: 262-253-5152 Cell Phone: 414-530-0723

E-mail: laura.radke@froedtert.com

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Workforce Health / North Hills Health Center

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Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

 



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