@article{439323,
      recid = {439323},
      author = {Wegman, David H.},
      title = {Incorporating occupational information in electronic  health records letter report / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {National Academies Press,},
      address = {Washington DC :},
      pages = {1 online resource (x, 74 p.)},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {"Each year in the United States, more than 4,000  occupational fatalities and more than 3 million  occupational injuries occur along with more than 160,000  cases of occupational illnesses. Incorporating patients'  occupational information into electronic health records  (EHRs) could lead to more informed clinical diagnosis and  treatment plans as well as more effective policies,  interventions, and prevention strategies to improve the  overall health of the working population. At the request of  the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,  the IOM appointed a committee to examine the rationale and  feasibility of incorporating occupational information in  patients' EHRs. The IOM concluded that three data elements  - occupation, industry, and work-relatedness - were ready  for immediate focus, and made recommendations on moving  forward efforts to incorporate these elements into  EHRs"--Publisher's description.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/439323},
}