Vanderbilt University Medical Center
OFFICE OF RISK AND
INSURACNE MANAGEMENT
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
An Ounce of Prevention
V O L U M E
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I S S U E
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M A Y / J U N E
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Total Veritas
Last 7 Months
-Mar 2017— 2408
Capturing Workplace Violence Concerns in VERITAS
-Feb 2017—2184
-Jan 2017—2395
-Dec 2016—2144
-Nov 2016—2243
-Oct 2016—2228
-Sep 2016—2196
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Workplace
Violence is “any act or threat
of physical violence, harassment, intimidation or other
threatening, disruptive behavior that occurs at the
work site. (https://
www.osha.gov/SLTC/
workplaceviolence/)”
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center is committed to
providing a safe place for our
patients, our visitors, and our
staff/employees.
Vanderbilt University Medical
Center is committed to being
proactive in our response to
Workplace Violence, not just
reactive to specific events.
Vanderbilt and OSHA are trying to capture more accurate
information about the frequency and types of Workplace Violence events.
THE CHANGES:
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Workplace
Violence
1
Workers’
Comp
1
Bledsoe
Award
2
In the coming months, you
will see a new question on
certain Veritas online forms
about whether or not the
event could be related to
workplace violence.
THE QUESTION:
Is this a workplace violence
event?
There are several reasons for
these changes:
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Veritas used for Workers’ Comp
The VERITAS automated process
has increased efficiency in our
workers’ compensation claims
process in a number of
ways. Historically, our data entry
FTE would spend on average 10
minutes reviewing and inputting
a paper form First Report of
Work Injury. With the automated
VERITAS process it is as simple as
reviewing and clicking a button
which converts the VERITAS submission into the IVOS workers’
compensation claim database as
a claim.
The VERITAS form is more efficient and secure in gathering the
data as well. The information
entered by the employee is password protected for the user. The
VERITAS form also allows us to
gather more information above
and beyond that of the 1st report
of work injury paper form. Quicker, faster more accurate and
detailed information/data helps
with every aspect of the claim
process.
Sandy Bledsoe Five Pillar Leader Award Winner
Sandy Bledsoe, vice president, Office of Risk
and Insurance Management, received the Five
Pillar Leader Award, given for leadership in
service, quality, employee engagement, growth
and finance, and innovation.
Bledsoe’s nomination letter read, “Sandy represents the best of Vanderbilt and embodies es-
She is honest, compassionate and supportive.
sentially everything we aspire to be. She is on
She moves seamlessly from objective assessor
the frontline of essentially every potentially ad-
to a supportive and nurturing advisor. Sandy’s
verse patient care event that happens any-
leadership is the ultimate combination of a law-
where in the Medical Center. In that role, she
yer, psychiatrist, mother, best friend and objec-
objectively evaluates and then helps lead the
tive professional. She is a unique treasure who
Medical Center’s response. Sandy provides
exemplifies all Credo behaviors.”
invaluable support and advice to everyone.
Capturing Workplace Violence Concerns in VERITAS (cont)
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
If you answer “yes” to the first
question, four additional questions
will be become visible in the area
below the “Brief Factual Description.”
-Classification of individual
who committed the
violence (dropdown list of
choices)
-Name of person who committed the violence
-Classification of circumstances
(click “Add” for a
dropdown list of choices)
Choose all that apply.
-Reported type of violence
(dropdown list of choices)
IF THE VICTIM IS AN EMPLOYEE THE
GENERAL INCIDENT TYPE AT THE
VERY TOP OF THE REPORT MUST BE
DESIGNATED “WORK RELATED
INJURY OR ILLNESS.”
VERITAS REVIEWERS:
If you are a person who reviews Veritas reports for a specific area, you will
see additional questions you must
complete as a reviewer. Most of the
questions have dropdown lists of
choices.
-Actual type of violence
-Types of injuries sustained
-Was medical treatment
provided?
-Was time taken off work?
-Measures to protect
-Did the perpetrator have
known psychological
issues?
-Was VUPD contacted?
-Is there a continued threat?
If you have any questions about
these changes in the Veritas system, please contact the Office of
Risk and Insurance Management at
615-936-0660.