Work-Related Hospitalizations in New York State: 2000–2010

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• Corporate Authors:
  New York State Department of Health
• Description:
  Individuals hospitalized with work-related injuries and illnesses have some of the most serious and costly adverse health outcomes. Nationwide, hospital charges for work-related conditions may exceed $3 billion annually. In New York State (NYS), most identified work-related hospitalizations are for treatment of injuries, poisonings and musculoskeletal disorders. Approximately one percent of all hospitalizations in NYS are work-related in nature, however this is known to be an underestimate. State hospital discharge data can be useful for surveillance of serious health conditions. Each hospitalization visit is an adverse event of major consequence to the individual, and thus the count and rate of total hospitalizations are good reflections of the public health burden experienced by the community. While information on "work-relatedness" of the health conditions are not available from these data, information is available for the expected payer responsible for reimbursement. The designation of Workers' Compensation as the expected primary payer is a relatively good proxy for the work-relatedness of injuries. There are on average, 14,800 work-related hospitalizations each year in NYS, although the number has varied from a low of about 13,650 in 2003 to a high of more than 16,200 in 2010 (data not shown). The overall rate of work-related hospitalizations in NYS has increased from 169.2 hospitalizations per 100,000 workers in 2000 to 183.9 hospitalizations per 100,000 workers in 2010. This increase over time is statistically significant (p value < 0.01). It is often useful, for purposes of analysis, to divide the state into two regions: Upstate (all regions of the state excluding the five boroughs of New York City) and New York City (NYC). Much of the data presented in this chapter are broken down geographically. Other chapters are available at this link: https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/workplace/occupational_health_surveillance/indicators_report.htm. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries Medical Care Occupational Health Public Health Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  New York State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066820
• Citation:
  Occupational health indicators in New York state: 2000-2010. Albany, NY: New York State Department of Health, 2016 Sep; :1-7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  New York State Department of Health/Health Research Incorporated
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational health indicators in New York state: 2000-2010
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230924/cdc_230924_DS1.pdf
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