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

ABSTRACT:

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.

SUBMITTER: Williams JAR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5488856 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Williams Jessica A R JAR Sorensen Glorian G Hashimoto Dean D Hopcia Karen K Wagner Gregory R GR Boden Leslie I LI

Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 20170601 6

<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 variabl ...[more]

PMID: 28598939

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

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

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