Occupational Health Managed Service: Creating a Healthier and More Efficient Workplace

Although occupational health programs reduce costs stemming from workplace injuries, implementing the programs can present practical and financial obstacles. Reports estimate that businesses spend, on average, more than $1200 per learner on training, including on teaching worker safety. Self-administered occupational health programs also require organizations to manage time-consuming tasks like employee onboarding, billing reconciliation, vendor coordination, and regulatory and compliance monitoring. 

However, the fact is that the more medical services a business offers to their employees, the better those employees will perform. Research has shown that employees are more productive and happier when their organizations provide them with a wide range of health services that culminate in safe working conditions.

So, it’s worth spending time and money developing a comprehensive occupational health program. The question is how to do so cost-effectively while still meeting Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and providing employees with a secure, safe, and healthy workplace.

The answer? Acuity International’s Occupational Health Managed Services.

Expert Managed occupational health services that take the pressure off organizations

Acuity relieves employers of the need to manage their occupational health programs, saving them significant time and resources so they can focus on other core responsibilities. A Managed program, versus a traditional vendor shifts the responsibility of the oversight of complex medical services to Acuity, allowing organizations remove several administrative and financial burdens, and add flexibility and efficiency including: 

• Scheduling new and current employee medical examinations or drug screens 
• Placing calls to providers to track down results
• Staying up to date on regulations and laws and ensuring compliance with those rules
• Tracking and monitoring exam and test results
• Providing trauma, triage, first aid, and other medical services
• Preparations and assistance with health Audits
• Ability to seamlessly establish on-site special projects such as hiring events, group inoculations, group regulated annual regulated exams (Respiratory, FRA, DOT, etc)
• Overseas Deployment exams

Acuity handles all of these functions on behalf of the employer. We assume the role of medical services provider, administrator, and facilitator so that companies can manage these important yet time-consuming tasks less, and more time on other important components of the business.

For example, consider the complexities involved in a single routine employee physical examination. A physical exam requires a medical professional to administer multiple tests to check an employee’s vital signs, vision, hearing, bone health, muscle strength, and more. Bloodwork and lab tests are often required, entailing the scalability and expertise an organization may need in-house. The results of the exams must be cataloged, submitted, and reviewed by a certified Medical Review Officer who ensures that the proper chain of custody remains in place. 

In short, a lot goes into a physical, drug screening, or any other occupational health component. Proper administration takes time, money, and expertise that organizations may not have. Acuity’s occupational health managed services take the pressure off having to commit the funding and resources to these practices while ensuring that our clients remain compliant with OSHA, Department of Transportation (DoT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other organizational guidelines.HA, Department of Transportation (DoT), and other federal, state and company mandated guidelines.

Streamlining the accessibility to occupational health services

Improving workplace safety and employee health while reducing administrative costs comes down to accessibility. Employees need easy access to experienced medical providers and state-of-the-art facilities that provide them with a full range of services, from drug testing to physicals to everyday medical care. Meanwhile, employers need access to information—exam results, invoices, and other pieces of data collected during a medical exam or procedure—and a simple way to manage that information. 

Acuity provides both. Our nationwide network of qualified, vetted, and experienced care providers operates out of 11,000+ facilities in the United States, and U.S. territories, offering services ranging from urgent care, trauma, medicine, telehealth, and more. Simultaneously, we provide employers with advanced technology that makes medical management efficient, automated, accurate, and secure. Our suite of medical management solutions includes a web-based client portal to easily schedule appointments, track exam status in real-time, securely manage invoices and records, and communicate with Acuity’s staff.

Managing invoices is one of the more challenging aspects of patient administration, requiring hours and resources. By streamlining this process, Acuity provides monthly itemized invoices for each eligible agency and employee.

Who benefits from Acuity’s Occupational Health Managed Services?

Acuity’s occupational health managed services include flexible and scalable examination programs that are adaptable to diverse workforce challenges. We eschew a one-size-fits-all approach in favor of a tailored experience with programs that meet the needs of organizations in various industries and with different requirements. 

Our services are ideal for companies with over 1,000 employees and abundant occupational health complexity. Organizations that require easily adjustable health services, routinely manage multiple vendors for workforce health services, or have specialized regulated exam requirements, such as those imposed by transportation organizations, are especially suitable for Acuity’s corporate occupational health managed services.

Occupational Health Experts for a Healthier Workforce and Balance Sheet

Providing employees with exceptional healthcare services is essential to a successful business, but managing these services using in-house staff can be a significant financial and resource burden. Leave the responsibility of running a successful medical exam program to a team of experts with the vision, clarity, and experience required to manage and administer health services effectively.

Let Acuity International be your occupational health experts.  With our proven ability to deliver consistent, high-quality, and compliant occupational health managed services, we help you ensure the well-being of both your employees and your bottom line.