Abstract
This issue of Workplace Health & Safety contains a Continuing Nursing Education Module on “Stakeholders’ Perspectives About and Priorities for Economic Evaluation of Health and Safety Programs in Healthcare” 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education credit will be awarded by AAOHN upon successful completion of the posttest and evaluation.
A certificate will be awarded when the following requirements are met by the participant: (1) Participant logs on to the AAOHN LMS website at www.aaohn.org/education/online-learning-center and enrolls in the course ($10 members; $15 non-members); (2) The completed posttest and course evaluation are entered online at at http://www.aaohn.org by April 2018; (3) A score of 75% (6 correct answers) is achieved by the participant.
Upon completion of this lesson, the occupational health nurse will be able to:
Describe the research study that addressed resources and outcomes that should be considered in health and safety economic evaluations in the healthcare sector
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).
Contact hours received for successful completion of the posttest and evaluation may be used for relicensure, certification, and re-certification.
Experimental design Delphi process Cross-sectional design Qualitative analysis
Found few evaluation studies included comprehensive economic evaluations Found economic evaluations were generally the primary outcome of evaluation studies Found well-designed and conducted evaluations of program costs and benefits were plentiful Was not done for this particular study
The United States Europe Canada Australia
Took a societal perspective Took a systems perspective Took an employee perspective Took an employee perspective
Employer representatives Insurer representatives Patient representatives All of the above
Health and safety staff time Professional/consultant fees Administration costs Equipment installation and maintenance
Employers Insurers Workers Management/administration
The findings from this study constitute the gold standard for measuring the economic impact of healthcare health and safety programs Similar studies should be undertaken in other jurisdictions It is impossible to truly measure the economic impact of health and safety programs Some stakeholders are more valuable than others