Office-Based Medical Care for Work-Related Conditions: Findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 1997–1998

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• Personal Author:
  Amick BC III ; Banks SM ; Dembe AE ; Savageau JA ; Amick BC III ; Banks SM ; Dembe AE ; Savageau JA
• Description:
  Data from the 1997 and 1998 National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys were analyzed to describe nationally representative patterns of office-based ambulatory medical care for work-related injuries and illnesses. Key dimensions of care included patient demographics, diagnoses, utilization of services, provider and payer information, and characteristics of the clinical setting in which care was delivered. Multivariate analyses revealed that compared to visits for nonwork related conditions, ambulatory care visits for work-related conditions are more likely to involve x-rays, injury prevention counseling, and physiotherapy. Surgical procedures, mental health counseling, prescription drug medication, and the taking of blood pressure were found to be relatively less common. Additionally, authorization for care was required considerably more often at visits for work-related conditions, and the provider for patients with work-related conditions was less likely to be the patient's regular primary care physician. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Delivery Of Health Care Demography Epidemiology Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Accident-rates Accident-statistics Demographic-characteristics Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-care Occupational-diseases Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Statistical-analysis Work-environment Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026665
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2002 Dec; 44(12):1106-1117
• Contact Point Address:
  University of Massachusetts Medical School, 222 Maple Avenue, Higgins Building Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA
• Email:
  allard.Dembe@umassmed.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Health Services Research ; Research Tools and Approaches: Health Services Research
• Performing Organization:
  University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20030331
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:046b6bd180b881ff06305f28041dbf0de097a70bd785ec7316ecabba12314797127aa5dd6e0de5004b953111ab3baa26ef8e3104c3b5bceb6fcf29356adc76da
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197352/cdc_197352_DS1.pdf
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