Judith Green-McKenzie

Pharmacy Utilization Patterns and Polypharmacy as Predictors of High-Cost Workers’ Compensation Claims: An Updated Cohort Study of Occupational Ankle Sprains

Xu-Guang Tao, Marcos A. Iglesias, Nimisha Kalia, Nina Leung et autres

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate pharmacy utilization patterns as independent predictors of high-cost workers' compensation claims (≥$50,000) for occupational ankle sprains. METHODS: Pharmacy Benefit Management data were integrated into a 9-year cohort of 18,991 claims. Logistic regression modeled individual drug-class utilization and multi-class combinations, adjusting …

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Retail vs Mail Order Drug Prescribing: Trends and Costs in the Workers’ Compensation System – A Preliminary Study Using Pharmacy Benefit Management Data for Ankle Sprain Claims

Edward J. Bernacki, Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Marcos A. Iglesias, Paul D. Buffone et autres

OBJECTIVE: This study examines trends and cost disparities between retail and mail order pharmaceutical dispensing within the workers' compensation system. METHOD: Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) data were obtained for ankle sprain claims filed with a nationwide workers' compensation carrier between 2012-2024. RESULTS: …

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Ankle Sprains in the Workers’ Compensation System: Trends, Costs, and Predictors of High-Expense Claims: A 9-Year Analysis

Xuguang Tao, Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Marcos Iglesias, Nimisha Kalia et autres

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate trends, costs, and predictors of high-cost ankle sprain claims in the workers' compensation system. METHODS: Among 26,773 ankle injury claims (2016-2024), 18,991 sprains were identified and analyzed using descriptive and analytical multivariate methods. RESULTS: Sprains comprised about 70% of …

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Disability Protections

Judith Green-McKenzie, Chidimma Ogechukwu Ezeilo, B. E. McKenzie

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The future of occupational medicine training in Europe and the United States

Judith Green-McKenzie

Occupational Medicine (OM) education has historically been underrepresented in medical school curricula in Europe [6] and the United States [7]. Although workers continue to experience new hazards, many poorly characterized, OM, dedicated to worker health, is at a tipping point. The specialty …

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Occupational safety and health regulation

Richard J. Thomas, Judith Green-McKenzie

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration of the Department of Labor is the principal regulatory agency in the United States for worker health and safety protection, although there are others. It administers the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which covers most private …

A Remarkable Life

Judith Green-McKenzie

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Return to Work and Cost Implications of Physical Therapy in Conjunction With Rotator Cuff Repair in the Treatment of Work-Related Rotator Cuff Tears

Edward J. Bernacki, Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Dan L. Hunt, Nimisha Kalia et autres

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the utilization and costs of physical therapy (PT) and rotator cuff repair (RCR) in the treatment of work-related rotator cuff tears (RCT). METHODS: A total of 8814 lost-time RCT claims filed to a …

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Interactive Workshop on Identifying Health Effects of Climate Change in the Clinical Setting

Pouné Saberi, Judith Green-McKenzie

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to provide clinicians an occupational framework to assess climate-related health conditions, determine at-risk workers, and devise solutions. METHODS: An interactive workshop was presented at the 2022 American Occupational Health Conference. Six climactic events related to …

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Addressing Environmental Health

Manijeh Berenji, Beth A. Baker, Pouné Saberi, Robert K. McLellan et autres

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Rotator Cuff Tears, Repairs, and Shoulder Arthroplasties Among Workers' Compensation Claimants

Dan L. Hunt, Edward J. Bernacki, Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Nimisha Kalia et autres

BACKGROUND: Rotator cuff repair (RCR) is increasingly being performed for both acute traumatic and degenerative tears of the rotator cuff, whereas total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is reserved for osteonecrosis of the humeral head, arthritis of the glenohumeral joint, and failed RCR. OBJECTIVE: …

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The Covid-19 Pandemic and The Future of Work

Chidimma Ogechukwu Ezeilo, Judith Green-McKenzie

INTRODUCTION: The "future of work" refers to workplace modifications projected to occur following large scale events impacting workforce health and safety such as pandemics, technological advancements, or economic shifts. This paper examines the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of …

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