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Impact of Occupational Injuries on Nonworkers’ Compensation Medical Costs of Patient-Care Workers
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Williams, Jessica A. R. Sorensen, Glorian Hashimoto, Dean Hopcia, Karen Wagner, Gregory R. Boden, Leslie I. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 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. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5488856/pdf |
| Ending Page | e124 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | e119 |
| ISSN | 10762752 |
| e-ISSN | 15365948 |
| DOI | 10.1097/jom.0000000000001047 |
| Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 59 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine Womens Studies Work-related Injury Healthcare Workers Medical Expenditures Group Health Insurance |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
