Impact of Occupational Injuries on Nonworkers’ Compensation Medical Costs of Patient-Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Boden LI ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Williams JAR ; Boden LI ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Williams JAR
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the extent to which work-related injuries contribute to medical expenditures paid for by group health insurance. Methods: Administrative data on OSHA recordable injuries spanning 2010 to 2013 were obtained for female patient care workers (n=2495). Expenditures were aggregated group health insurance claims for 3 and 6-month periods before/after injury. Group health insurance plan type, age group, and job category were control variables. Results: Being injured is associated with the odds of having expenditures at both 3 months, odds ratio (OR) 2.17 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.61 to 2.92], and 6 months, 2.95 (95% CI 1.96 to 4.45). Injury was associated with $275 of additional expenditures (95% CI $38 to $549) over 3 months and $587 of additional expenditures (95% CI $167 to $1140) over 6 months. Conclusions: Injury was associated with increased odds of positive expenditures and increased expenditures paid for by group health insurance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Administration Cost Analyses Costs Data Processing Health Care Injuries Medical Care Medical Examinations Medical Treatment Patient Handling Recording Systems Recordkeeping Statistical Analysis Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  59
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049915
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Jun; 59(6):e119-e124
• Contact Point Address:
  Jessica A. R.Williams, PhD, MA, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mail Stop 3044, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160
• Email:
  jwilliams13@kumc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a79edd0f5900f31a1d1cca77abb41b110ff998b841eb59a7d39db90cc2387ba39b30aff664b235935cffcd011c57c1266b6fc5a4b807619089afb3f197c50f0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210507/cdc_210507_DS1.pdf
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