Home Health Aides – Tips for staying healthy at your patient’s house
A Home Health Aide’s role as caretaker means they work to improve the quality of life of a patient. This often means they find themselves working in a patient’s house for long hours. During the time spent at a patient’s house, it’s possible Home Health Aides may become exposed to potential health risks. Here are[Read the Rest]
Watch Your Mouth: The Importance of Oral Health
Poor oral health can negatively impact a person’s overall health. Luckily, simple appropriate oral hygiene tactics can protect a person’s health. Common Oral Diseases Common oral diseases and disorders include dental caries, gingivitis, and other periodontal diseases. Dental caries is simply the condition of having damage to the teeth, frequently holes in the teeth –[Read the Rest]
Preventing Employee Claims for Wage and Hour Violations: Notices
This post is a guest article from Sandra Dawes with Egan Attorneys. Egan Law Firm is a New York employment law firm dedicated exclusively to providing knowledgeable and effective representation in all employment law matters. Preventing Employee Claims for Wage and Hour Violations: Notices As you have undoubtedly heard in the news, wage and[Read the Rest]
Recap of Mobile Health’s Code 60 Webinar
On February 3rd, 2015, Mobile Health’s Brian McCormack, along with Egan Attorneys’ Susan Egan hosted a webinar to discuss the benefits companies can get from complying with New York State’s Code Rule 60. Representatives from over 50 New York City companies attended the webinar. A brief description of Code 60 is below, as well as[Read the Rest]
Home health pre-employment physical in New York
Mobile Health is proud to be a major provider for pre-employment physicals for home health agencies and their employees. In accordance to New York State’s Department of Health law 766.11 Personnel, there are very strict rules regarding the health of the employee. These rules were designed to protect both the patients and the provider from dangerous[Read the Rest]
Low Incidence of Positive Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Healthcare Workers
In 2012, Mobile Health saw a positive pre-employment drug test rate of only 2.7% of all patients seen. Patients of home health aides can rest assured as only 2.7% of applicant’s failed their pre-employment drug test with Mobile Health. The majority of Mobile Health’s clients are New York home healthcare businesses who use them for drug tests,[Read the Rest]
Background checks for healthcare professionals in New York State
Mobile Health has background check packages for a variety of different employees in an organization. But what reports do you need for a healthcare employee? Screen the screener. Any background check program has to start with the data, and who is providing it to you. Receiving incomplete, misleading, outdated, or even uncompliant information can lead to legal[Read the Rest]
