Incorporating occupational information in electronic health records
Subtitle: letter report
By: Committee on Occupational Information and Electronic Health Records, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; David H. Wegman ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Contributors: Wegman, David H.
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9780309217439
Subjects: Medical records; Information storage and retrieval systems; Industrial hygiene; United States; Occupational diseases
Description: "Each year in the United States, more than 4,000 occupational fatalities and more than 3 million occupational injuries occur along with more than 160,000 cases of occupational illnesses. Incorporating patients' occupational information into electronic health records (EHRs) could lead to more informed clinical diagnosis and treatment plans as well as more effective policies, interventions, and prevention strategies to improve the overall health of the working population. At the request of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the IOM appointed a committee to examine the rationale and feasibility of incorporating occupational information in patients' EHRs. The IOM concluded that three data elements - occupation, industry, and work-relatedness - were ready for immediate focus, and made recommendations on moving forward efforts to incorporate these elements into EHRs."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "At the request of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) appointed the ad hoc Committee on Occupational Information and Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The overarching charge to the committee was to examine the rationale and feasibility of incorporating occupational information in EHRs and to develop recommendations on next steps for NIOSH and other partners to achieve this goal. More specifically, the committee was asked to analyze the potential benefits of including occupational information in EHRs, examine systems that are currently collecting these data in their EHR in useful ways, and explore the technical challenges that must be overcome in order to facilitate the incorporation of occupational information in EHRs." - P. 1

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-57).

Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Table of contents: title: Letter to NIOSH; title: Study Process; title: Background; title: Occupational morbidity and mortality; title: EHR use and incentives for meaningful use; title: Benefits of Incorporating Occupational Information in the EHR; title: Improve quality, safety, and efficiency of care and reduce health disparities; title: Engage patients and families in their health care; title: Improve care coordination; title: Improve population and public health; title: Ensure adequate privacy and security protections for personal health information; title: Feasibility; title: Current environment and technical considerations for each; title: Occupational data element; title: Cross-cutting challenges and opportunities; title: Initial requirements and information modeling; title: Conclusions; title: Recommendations; title: Initial focus on occupation, industry, and work-relatedness data elements; title: Enhance the value and use of occupational information in the HER; title: References; title: Appendix A. Workshop agenda; title: Appendix B. Workshop participants; title: Appendix C. Committee biographies.