March 12, 2013
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Issue Brief/Infographic
A steady job in safe working conditions can provide numerous benefits critical to maintaining proper health, while unemployment is associated with negative health effects.
June 1, 2008
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Program Result Report
From 1996 to 2000, researchers from the University of Washington evaluated a Washington state program that provided medical care for injured workers through managed care systems.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The State of New York Department of Civil Service created a single prescription card - called ONECARD Rx - that state workers could use for medications for their work- and non-work-related illnesses and injuries.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The Workers' Compensation Health Initiative supported demonstration and evaluation projects that tested new models to contain costs and to improve the quality of health care received through workers' compensation programs.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Center further developed and replicated an existing community-based coalition that provides health care to injured workers in rural Clinton County, called the North Country On the Job Network.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
From 1997 to 1998, staff at the Minnesota Health Partnership designed and evaluated a model blending the best components of general health and workers' compensation medical care.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
From 1999 to 2001, the State of Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training established a model state technical resource center to collect and disseminate data designed to encourage improvements in workers' compensation medical care.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
The American Accreditation Health Care Commission developed and tested a set of standardized performance measurement tools for managed care organizations that provide workers' compensation care.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
From 1996 to 2001, staff at the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine disseminated guidelines on the treatment of low-back, hand and wrist injuries.
February 20, 2004
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Program Result Report
From 1996 to 2000, the Union of Needletrades Industrial and Textile Employees created a union-based health program to provide more timely access to medical treatment for garment and textile workers in New York.