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  • Predicting Work-Related Disability and Medical Cost Outcomes: Estimating Injury Severity Scores from Workers' Compensation Data.

    Acute work-related trauma is a leading cause of death and disability among US workers. More »
    Washington — Journal Article — 3/1/2013 — 4 Views

  • Barriers to Use of Workers' Compensation for Patient Care at Massachusetts Community Health Centers.

    This study used purposeful snowball sampling of CHC leaders for in-depth exploration of reimbursement policies and practices, experiences with WC, and decisions about using WC. Few CHCs formally discourage use of WC, but underutilization emerged as a major issue. Barriers include lack of familiarity with WC, uncertainty about work-relatedness, and reliance on patients to identify work-relatedness of their conditions. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 2/28/2013 — 83 Views

  • Barriers to Use of Workers' Compensation for Patient Care at Massachusetts Community Health Centers.

    This study used purposeful snowball sampling of CHC leaders for in-depth exploration of reimbursement policies and practices, experiences with WC, and decisions about using WC. Few CHCs formally discourage use of WC, but underutilization emerged as a major issue. Barriers include lack of familiarity with WC, uncertainty about work-relatedness, and reliance on patients to identify work-relatedness of their conditions. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 2/28/2013 — 7 Views

  • Does Safe Patient Handling Legislation Make a Difference.

    Washington State passed Safe Patient Handling legislation (ESHB 1672) for hospitals in 2006 with full implementation by 2010. We assessed the impact of the legislation by comparing workers compensation claims rates for Washington State hospitals (with) nursing homes (without) over this period, focusing on work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).
    Washington — Journal Article — 4/2/2012 — 4 Views

  • Occupational Health in Louisiana: Review of Indicator Data, 2011

    Descriptive review of occupational health indicators tracked by the Occupational Health & Injury Surveillance Program
    Louisiana — Technical Report — 12/31/2011 — 7 Views

  • Occupational Health in Massachusetts: Use of Workers' Compensation Insurance for Medical Care for Work-related Injuries

    The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System included questions about workers' compensation for 4,321 Massachusetts adults in 2007. This report looks at those survey respondents who reported a work-related injury in the last 12 months and their use of workers' compensation.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 9/15/2010 — 82 Views

  • Occupational Health in Massachusetts: Use of Workers' Compensation Insurance for Medical Care for Work-related Injuries

    The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System included questions about workers' compensation for 4,321 Massachusetts adults in 2007. This report looks at those survey respondents who reported a work-related injury in the last 12 months and their use of workers' compensation.
    Massachusetts — Technical Report — 9/15/2010 — 7 Views

  • Proportion of workers who were work-injured and payment by workers' compensation systems - 10 states, 2007

    Work-related injuries are a major cause of morbidity in the United States, with approximately 4 million employer-reported nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2007. Currently, few population-based state-level estimates of nonfatal occupational injury rates exist. In the few extant studies, self-reported, nonfatal occupational injury rates exceed estimates based on employer reports or state workers' compensation systems. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 7/30/2010 — 11 Views

  • Proportion of workers who were work-injured and payment by workers' compensation systems - 10 states, 2007

    Work-related injuries are a major cause of morbidity in the United States, with approximately 4 million employer-reported nonfatal injuries and illnesses in 2007. Currently, few population-based state-level estimates of nonfatal occupational injury rates exist. In the few extant studies, self-reported, nonfatal occupational injury rates exceed estimates based on employer reports or state workers' compensation systems. More »
    Massachusetts — Journal Article — 7/30/2010 — 93 Views

  • Dollars & Sense - Safety Programs Increase Productivity

    TIRES publication from the Safety And Health Assessment And Research for Prevention -- SHARP -- program of the State Department of Labor & Industries.
    Washington — Brochure — 3/4/2008 — 4 Views
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