Occupational Health Overview

Occupational Health Overview

What is Occupational Health?

Occupational Health is a field of health care with multiple disciplines dedicated to the well-being and safety of employees in the workplace.

  1. It has a strong focus on injury prevention and employee education. Occupational health services include employee wellness, pre-placement testing, ergonomics, occupational therapy, occupational medicine, and more.
  2. Predominantly, the Employer or Workers Comp will be responsible for services.
  3. Examples: Drug testing for drivers, routine physical exams, pre-employment testing, and Worker’s Comp injury
  4. In the System, an Invoice (Statement) is sent to the Payer (Employer) which can have one or more Encounters for multiple Patients.