Attributes of Long Duration COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claims.
Journal
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
ISSN: 1536-5948
Titre abrégé: J Occup Environ Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9504688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 05 2022
01 05 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
16
2
2022
medline:
27
5
2022
entrez:
15
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To examine the attributes associated with long duration COVID- 19 workers' compensation (WC) claims. A study was conducted on 13,153 COVID-19 WC claims accepted by a workers' compensation insurance carrier between January 1, 2020 and November 30, 2021. 1) Ninety-five percent of accepted WC claims were closed within the study period; 2) five percent of claims had 30 days or longer of lost time accounting for 65% of total paid WC costs; 3) medical costs increased 8-fold once paid days lost crossed the threshold of 60 days or greater; 4) age was the strongest risk factor associated with increased WC costs and prolonged impairment. Age at the time of infection was the major factor associated with prolonged impairment and high costs of COVID-19 related WC claims.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35166257
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002523
pii: 00043764-202205000-00023
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e327-e332Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflicts of interest or external sources of funding.
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