Occupational Medicine Channel

Concentra’s Worksite Athletic Health Specialists are helping to lower employer health care costs and improve employee functionality and productivity.

Today’s occupational medicine practice poses new clinical and economic challenges for health care providers. Kelly Pyrek of Immediate Care Business magazine talks with Concentra’s Alan Ayers and others about the growing opportunity for urgent care physicians who want to explore a new medical specialty or add services to an existing center.

When it comes to rehabilitating injured workers, it’s been found that the same principles that lead to successful recoveries for athletes can be applied to workplace injuries. Gary Zigenfus describes the role of sports medicine in returning patients to work and life.

For the ultimate sustainability of the American health care system, effective medical outcomes measurement is of critical importance. Dr. Tom Fogarty discusses the role of process management in the practice of occupational medicine.