Workers’ compensation and the working poor: Occupational health experience among low wage workers in federally qualified health centers
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22813
Abstract: BACKGROUND The working poor are at highest risk of work-related injuries and have limited access to occupational health care. OBJECTIVES To explore community health centers (CHCs) as a venue for accessing at risk workers; and… read more here.
Keywords: occupational health; low wage; working poor; workers compensation ... See more keywords
Workers' compensation injury claims among workers in the private ambulance services industry—Ohio, 2001–2011
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22917
Abstract: BACKGROUND Ambulance service workers frequently transfer and transport patients. These tasks involve occupational injury risks such as heavy lifting, awkward postures, and frequent motor vehicle travel. METHODS We examined Ohio workers' compensation injury claims among… read more here.
Keywords: injury claims; workers compensation; compensation injury; claims among ... See more keywords
The impact of industry and body part injured on repeat workers' compensation claims.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22994
Abstract: BACKGROUND Few studies investigate the influence of body part injured and industry on future workers' compensation claims. METHODS Using claims incurred from 1 January 2005 to 31 July 2015 (n = 77 494) from the largest workers' compensation insurer… read more here.
Keywords: part; industry; workers compensation; body part ... See more keywords
Characteristics of agricultural and occupational injuries by workers' compensation and other payer sources.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23040
Abstract: BACKGROUND Workers' compensation claims data are routinely used to identify and describe work-related injury for public health surveillance and research, yet the proportion of work-related injuries covered by workers' compensation, especially in the agricultural industry,… read more here.
Keywords: compensation payer; agricultural injuries; workers compensation; work related ... See more keywords
Medical claims paid by workers' compensation insurance among US Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2016.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23221
Abstract: BACKGROUND Workers' compensation claims among Medicare beneficiaries have not been described previously. To examine the healthcare burden of work-related injury and illness among Medicare beneficiaries, we assessed the characteristics, healthcare utilization, and financial costs among… read more here.
Keywords: 1999 2016; work related; workers compensation; medicare beneficiaries ... See more keywords
Worker and employer experiences with COVID‐19 and the California Workers' Compensation System: A review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23326
Abstract: Abstract Background Given workplace risks from COVID‐19, California policymakers passed Senate Bill (SB) 1159 to facilitate access to workers' compensation (WC) benefits for frontline workers. However there has been no review of the available evidence… read more here.
Keywords: worker employer; worker; employer; employer experiences ... See more keywords
Workers' compensation reported injuries among distillery industry workers, 2010-2019.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23350
Abstract: BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to identify the most frequent type, nature, and cause of work-related injuries among distillery workers and the contributing factors for these events to target interventions to reduce injuries.… read more here.
Keywords: among distillery; injuries among; distillery industry; 2010 2019 ... See more keywords
Safe patient handling legislation and musculoskeletal disorders among California healthcare workers: Analysis of workers' compensation data, 2007-2016.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23366
Abstract: BACKGROUND California requires general acute care hospitals to have a comprehensive plan to prevent patient handling injuries (PHIs) among employees. The California safe patient handling (SPH) law took effect in 2012. This study assessed the… read more here.
Keywords: patient handling; legislation; care; 2007 2016 ... See more keywords
Lost time: COVID‐19 indemnity claim reporting and results in the Wisconsin workers' compensation system from March 12 to December 31, 2020
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23428
Abstract: Abstract Background The COVID‐19 pandemic introduced a new compensable infectious disease to workplaces. Methods This was a descriptive analysis of Wisconsin COVID workers' compensation (WC) claims between March 12 and December 31, 2020. The impact… read more here.
Keywords: claim; december 2020; covid; march december ... See more keywords
Competitive federalism and workers’ compensation: do states race to the bottom?
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DOI: 10.1080/10361146.2018.1477115
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article builds on the competitive federalism literature by examining the role federalism plays in determining policy trajectories with consequences for public welfare in individual jurisdictions. It examines the argument that federalism encourages a… read more here.
Keywords: federalism workers; workers compensation; federalism; competitive federalism ... See more keywords
Economic Evaluation and Systematic Review of Publicly Available Workers’ Compensation Practice Details and Mod Rate Calculators Applied to Upper Midwest Agriculture
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2019.1593274
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Agricultural employment is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Workers’ compensation coverage requirements for agricultural work vary from state to state, and experience modifier rates (E-mods) affecting insurance premiums… read more here.
Keywords: farm; rate; workers compensation; state ... See more keywords