Analysis of direct medical cost on pneumoconiosis patients with questionnaires in an iron & steel enterprise / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the distribution of the direct medical cost for the pneumoconiosis and provide a clue for the compensation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to the electronic records for the medical cost of pneumoconiosis, 237 patients were investigated with questionnaires. Their medical cost was described by disability levels, types of work, the categories of tuberculosis, ages and length of work.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the 237 cases of questionnaires, there were 161 cases with complications, accounting for 67.9%, and the proportion of the emphysema in the complication cases was 21.1%. The proportion of the disability level IV for pneumoconiosis patients was about 55.7% in all cases. Their total medical cost ranged from 3946.5 yuan RMB to 8819.3 yuan RMB per patient per year, and the median was 6954.2 yuan RMB per patient per year.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The disability levels can be considered as the standard for the pneumoconiosis compensation to a certain extent.</p>