Outcomes of a consultation service to emergency medicine clinicians for postexposure management of occupational bloodborne pathogen exposures.

Potential bloodborne pathogen exposures, many of which occur after hours and are evaluated by emergency medicine physicians, are an important occupational hazard. Emergency medicine physicians might not be as conversant with the latest US Public Health Service guidelines as occupational medicine physicians. This research presents an efficient model in which a single expert occupational medicine physician provides guidance to many emergency medicine clinicians.

Managing workers' compensation costs: success of initiatives to change outcomes.

The cost of workers' compensation health care has been a challenge during the past few decades. Various programs have been initiated on the local, state, and national levels to address this issue. The purpose of this article is to examine some of the programs that have initiated cost control measures.