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Workers' compensation file as a potential source for community diagnosis.

B C Perry

    The Journal of Family Practice
    |January 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    Workers' compensation data can aid family physicians in community diagnosis. While not all on-the-job injuries appear in these files, the injury types and locations show similar patterns, making it a potentially useful resource.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Health Services Research
    • Family Medicine

    Background:

    • Family physicians require community diagnosis to understand local health needs.
    • Existing databases like Medicaid and workers' compensation offer cost-effective data sources for this analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the utility of workers' compensation data with survey data for community diagnosis.
    • To assess the representativeness of workers' compensation claims for rural trauma.

    Main Methods:

    • A rural community trauma survey was conducted.
    • Medical files from Washington State workers' compensation insurance were analyzed for the same period.
    • Data from the survey and workers' compensation files were compared.

    Main Results:

    • Only 45% of patients initially treated for on-the-job injuries were found in workers' compensation medical files.
    • Despite this discrepancy, categorical distributions for injury type, mechanism, and body part were similar between the two datasets.

    Conclusions:

    • Workers' compensation files may be a valuable, albeit incomplete, data source for community diagnosis.
    • Further research can explore methods to enhance the completeness and utilization of workers' compensation data for public health initiatives.

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