[MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

[Swift, Melanie]

AHA! This is the ammo we need to convince our lab. Anybody paying less? Keep ‘em coming.

Melanie

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+melanie.swift=vanderbilt.edu at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sampson, Deborah
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 1:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

About $40 each. Done in-house.

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Swift, Melanie
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 2:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

I will give my next-born child to the scientist who invents the point-of-care IGRA via fingerstick.
(fair warning, said child would be given as is – no guarantees, no refunds, no returns.)

So what are y’all paying for an IGRA? So far there is just one lab in our state doing them, and they charge over $270 each. Holy moly! Our in house lab thinks they could do for maybe $60, but we’d need to get it much cheaper before we could justify it.

Melanie Swift, MD
Director, Vanderbilt Occupational Health Clinic
http://occupationalhealth.vanderbilt.edu

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Philip Adamo
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 11:37 AM
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We do T-spot testing and like Deborah mentioned, we did a cost analysis and it was less expensive to go to IGRA testing. The employee cannot start without the results.

Philip Adamo, M.D, MPH
Baystate Health
On Jun 1, 2016, at 4:20 PM, Thrasher, Terri <Terri.Thrasher at cchmc.org<mailto:Terri.Thrasher at cchmc.org>> wrote:

We do quantiferon as well
We also deactivate their badge if they don’t return for a vaccination or titer

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sampson, Deborah
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 4:17 PM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

We went to Quantiferon Gold after doing time/cost analysis. It was actual less than half the cost when employee time and admin cost was factored.

We do not let new employees start until all on hire EHS criteria are met.

Other option is to email the employee’s manager that the employee needs to return to EHS for follow-up (not saying for what) and if manager’s initiative doesn’t work, go up the admin ladder until you get results.

Best of luck

Deborah A. Sampson, PhD, APRN, COHN-S, FAANP
Director
Employee Health and Wellness Services
Southern New Hampshire Health   P.O.Box 2014   8 Prospect Street   Nashua, NH 03060
p(603) 281-8583  f (603) 577-5665
deborah.sampson at snhhealth.org<mailto:deborah.sampson at snhhealth.org>

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Employee Health
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 4:11 PM
To: MCOH/EH
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

My only suggestion is not to let them start working until both are complete. We are changing our policy because so much time is wasted on tracking them down, not to mention PPD solution and supplies.  Best wishes!

Christy Rossiter, RN, CMSRN
Employee Health Coordinator

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EMPLOYEE HEALTH
700 Lawn Ave
Sellersville, PA 18960
Telephone: 215-453-4016
Fax: 215-453-4748
employeehealth at gvh.org<mailto:employeehealth at gvh.org>


From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+employeehealth=gvh.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Merz, Linda
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 4:08 PM
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Subject: [MCOH-EH] returning for 2 step ppd

How does everyone get new hires to return for their second ppd?   It seems like we continually are trying track people down.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Linda Merz, M(ASCP)CM, MLT, CIC
Manager, Infection Prevention & Control/
Employee Health & Wellness
314.525.1207
Linda.Merz at samcstl.org<mailto:Linda.Merz at samcstl.org>

If you could see the germs, you’d wash your hands

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