Is Employer-Directed Medical Care Associated With Decreased Workers' Compensation Claim Costs?
J Occup Environ Med
; 60(5): e232-e237, 2018 05.
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| ID: mdl-29227359
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The financial impact regarding choice of physician within the workers' compensation domain has not been well studied.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to assess the difference in claim cost between employee- and employer-directed choice of treating physician after injury.METHODS:
Thirty-five thousand six hundred forty indemnity lost time claims from a 13-year period at a nationwide company were analyzed with multivariate logistic regression to determine the association of medical direction with risk of high-cost claims.RESULTS:
States that have employer-directed physician choice were associated with a lower risk of having high-cost claims (≥$50,000) but higher attorney involvement than employee direction. The net effect of this enhanced presence of attorneys offsets the benefits of employer choice of treating physician.CONCLUSION:
States that permit employer selection of treating physician have slightly higher cost due to the higher prevalence of attorney involvement in the claims process.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
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Financiamentos_gastos
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento de Escolha
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Indenização aos Trabalhadores
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Planos de Assistência de Saúde para Empregados
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article