A Guide to the Collection of Occupational Data for Health: Tips for Health IT System Developers

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Brewer, L. ; Luensman, G. B. ; Storey, Eileen ; Wallace, B.
• Description:
  Occupational Data for Health (ODH) is a framework for self-reported, structured, and standardized patient work information. It is broadly applicable in healthcare as part of the medical record; it is suitable for many use cases supporting patient care, population health, and public health. This document is intended to assist health IT system developers who are implementing collection of ODH in a system such as an electronic health record. Background: U.S. workers often spend large amounts of their time at work. While there, they may be exposed to hazards such as heat, dusts, chemicals, injury, and infectious diseases. Workers may also experience long hours, strenuous tasks, and irregular schedules that can affect their health and risk of injury. When work characteristics are considered by medical providers who are helping patients manage chronic or infectious disease or injury, outcomes may be improved. If the demands of a patient's job are known, a more successful return to work after an illness or injury may be achieved. Work-related illnesses are more likely identified when a person's work information is known and cases can be reported to public health authorities, supporting interventions and the reduction of further exposures. Occupational Data for Health (ODH) is a framework for self-reported, structured, and standardized patient work information. It is broadly applicable in healthcare as part of the medical record; it is suitable for many use cases supporting patient care, population health, and public health. The ODH framework is organized around seven salient topics, each topic containing related data elements. Health IT vendors and healthcare organizations can choose which topics and data elements are most beneficial to collect and use as well as where in their work-flow it belongs. It is essential for health IT vendors to modify their medical record systems to satisfy the needs of their healthcare customers. Information about paid work, unpaid work (e.g., work on a family farm), and some volunteer work, especially positions that are most likely to pose health and safety risks, are included. Although the focus is primarily on the patient's work information, the potential to use components of ODH for household members for some patients (e.g., newborn or other minor) is also described. More information can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ehr/default.html. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Database Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Health care; Public health; Electronic health records; EHR; Information systems; Databases; Medical records; Occupational health; Data processing; Occupations
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-101, 2021 Oct; :1-22
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022101
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  32 pdf apges
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063844
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100451
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/111191/cdc_111191_DS1.pdf
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