Design of a state-based Workers' Compensation Information System

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 564-573

  Maizlish, Neil ^a,b   Rudolph, Linda ^a   Young, Casey ^a  

^a California Division of Workers' Compensation   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Electronic commerce; Electronic data interchange; Information systems; Quality; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SATISFACTION; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

BENCHMARKING; CALIFORNIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOFTWARE DESIGN; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032934225     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199906)35:6<564::AID-AJIM3>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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