title: Human resource management.
abstract: The occupational health physician can take advantage of the broad functions of human resource management to offer care and treatment in a very practical way in the day-to-day workplace. Understanding the capabilities and services of the human resource department can aid the occupational health practitioner in maintaining employee health and productivity. Thus, the individual is helped as well as the organization. This article describes the functions of the human resource department and delineates the close connection between it and the occupational health physician.
authors.affiliation: The Manning Organization, New York, New York 10019, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Borst
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Fallon
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce