Do Injured Workers Receive Opioid Prescriptions Outside the Workers’ Compensation System? The Case of Private Group Health Insurances

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• Personal Author:
  Asfaw A ; Chang C-C ; Quay B
• Description:
  Objectives: We explored the impact of workplace injury on receiving opioid prescriptions from employer-sponsored private group health insurances (GHI) and how long injured workers receive opioid prescriptions after injury. Methods: We used the difference-in-differences method and MarketScan databases for the years 2013 to 2015. Results: Estimated odds for injured workers relative to non-injured workers to receive opioid prescriptions from the GHI within 60 and 180 days from the index date of injury were 4.9 and 1.5, respectively. In addition, the number of opioid prescriptions received within 60 days of injury was 2.5 times higher. Conclusion: Workplace injury could be a risk factor for both short and long-term prescription opioid use. Studies that use only workers' compensation medical claim data likely underestimate the magnitude of the impact of workplace injuries on opioid prescriptions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biopharmaceutics Economics Hazardous Substances Morbidity Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Substance-Related Disorders
• Keywords:
  Analytical Processes Author Keywords: Opioid Prescriptions Cost Analyses Costs Difference-in-differences Drug Abuse Drugs Economic Impact Group Health Insurances Hazardous Drugs Health Care Information Processing Information Systems Injuries Lost Work Days Medical Treatment Morbidity Rates Pharmaceuticals Risk Factors Workers Workers Compensation Workplace Injury

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060584
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2020 Sep; 62(9):515-522
• Contact Point Address:
  Abay Asfaw, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Economic Research and Support Office (ERSO), 395 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  AAsfaw@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• 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-512:924bacca5e79da05a13ffb86bab88111b4e15bf35556b0d7797e6fb7379407c47ed8489fae1772168f703a6d6efdc8d596bbb0ac12c0a6f94e74be8047e12226
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224446/cdc_224446_DS1.pdf
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