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Indicator 2: Work-Related Hospitalizations |
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| • Annual number and rate of hospitalizations of state residents 16 years or older with workers’ compensation reported as the primary payer |
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| Data Source: Number of hospitalizations per state: state hospital discharge data. Estimated number of hospitalizations in the U.S.: National Hospital Discharge Survey. Employment statistics used to calculate rates: Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Population Survey |
Individuals hospitalized for work-related injuries and illnesses have some of the most serious and costly adverse work-related health conditions. It has been estimated that, nationwide, approximately 3% of workplace injuries and illnesses result in hospitalizations, and that hospital charges for work-related conditions exceed $3 billion annually. Most identified work-related hospitalizations are for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders and acute injuries. 1
State hospital discharge data are useful for surveillance of serious health conditions. While these state data sets do not include explicit information about “work-relatedness” of the health conditions for which a patient is hospitalized, they do include information about the payer for the hospital stay. The designation of workers' compensation as primary payer is a good proxy for the work-relatedness of hospitalized injuries.2 It is not a sensitive measure of work-related illness.
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| Data |
| • 2000 click here to view table |
| • 2001 click here to view table |
| • 2002 click here to view table |
| • 2003 click here to view table |
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1 Dembe AE, Mastroberti MA, Fox SE, Bigelow C, Banks SM. Inpatient hospital care for work-related injuries and illnesses. Am J Ind Med 2003; 44:331-342.
2Sorock GS, Smith E, Hall N. An evaluation of New Jersey's hospital discharge database for surveillance of severe occupational injuries. Am J Ind Med 1993; 23:427-437.
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