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Attributes of Long Duration COVID-19 Workers' Compensation Claims.
Bernacki, Edward J; Hunt, Dan L; Tsourmas, Nicholas F; Yuspeh, Larry; Lavin, Robert A; Kalia, Nimisha; Leung, Nina; Willams, Leila; Green-McKenzie, Judith; Tao, Xuguang Grant.
  • Bernacki EJ; From Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. (Dr Bernacki, Dr Tsourmas, Mr Yuspeh, Dr Kalia, Dr Leung, Dr Green-McKenzie, Dr Tao); Corporate Administration Office, AF Group, Lansing, Michigan (Dr Hunt); Department of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Lavin); Strategy, Enterprise Risk, and Research, Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Mr Yuspeh); Texas Mutual, Workers' Compensation
J Occup Environ Med ; 64(5): e327-e332, 2022 05 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2051651
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To examine the attributes associated with long duration COVID- 19 workers' compensation (WC) claims.

METHODS:

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.

RESULTS:

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.

CONCLUSION:

Age at the time of infection was the major factor associated with prolonged impairment and high costs of COVID-19 related WC claims.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Workers' Compensation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Occup Environ Med Journal subject: Occupational Medicine / Environmental Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Workers' Compensation / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Occup Environ Med Journal subject: Occupational Medicine / Environmental Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article