 School of Public Health and Community Medicine - University of Washington - Autumn 2006 |
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| COHE EVALUATION | ||
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The Occupational Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Program continues to work on a more detailed analysis of the first two Center of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) sites’ disability prevention and cost savings. A report will be issued in December. As described in the autumn 2005 issue of Environmental Health News, the centers are designed to improve the system that delivers medical services to injured workers, and involve the entire medical community in occupational health best practices. The pilot centers are in Renton and eastern Washington. Plans for the report were presented to business and labor representatives at the Workers Compensation Advisory Committee’s Subcommittee for Healthcare on Oct. 18. Earlier, evaluation team members met in Yakima for a day of joint meetings with the staff of both COHEs. For further readinghttp://www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/Providers/Research/OHS/default.asp |
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