Group medical claims as a source of information on worker health and potentially work-related diseases

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• Personal Author:
  Bushnell PT ; Landen D ; Li J
• Description:
  Objective: To help address underrecognition of occupational illnesses and support planning of workplace health initiatives. Methods: Data from Highmark Inc., a health care insurer headquartered in Pittsburgh and Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, was used to calculate age and gender-adjusted rates of 15 diseases by industry and broad industry sector. Results: Significant industry differences in disease rates were observed, some corresponding to known differences in workplace risk factors. Conclusion: Group medical claims offer timely, relatively low cost, longitudinal data on rates of physiciandiagnosed cases and costs of many diseases for large populations. Limitations of medical claims data include inaccuracies in industry coding, lack of occupation codes, and lack of key variables that affect health. Yet, some elevated industry rates suggest potential new targets for wellness programs and evaluation of possible workplace health risks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Biohazards Biological-effects Diseases Employee-health Information-processing Information-retrieval-systems Information-systems Injuries Medical-services Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-accidents Occupational-exposure Occupational-health-services Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20039969
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Dec; 53(12):1430-1441
• Contact Point Address:
  P. Timothy Bushnell, PhD,MPA, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R17, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  PLB4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ef30c15564660da6534255ace950cbb9e6be8560ceb0927c3ea085ee5ef846617708cd751428fd472fed9ccd507e2b011a06f0518dcbad575e1b6a3afe3432c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192995/cdc_192995_DS1.pdf
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