Barriers to use of workers' compensation for patient care at massachusetts community health centers

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1375-1392

  Azaroff, Lenore S ^a   Davis, Letitia K ^a   Naparstek, Robert ^b   Hashimoto, Dean ^c   Laing, James R ^a   Wegman, David H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Good Samaritan Occupational Health Services   (United States)

^c Partners Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

community health center; medical insurance; work related injuries and illnesses; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIMBURSEMENT; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER; MEDICAL INSURANCE; WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESSES; WORKERS COMPENSATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MASSACHUSETTS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84879837345     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12045     Document Type: Article

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