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Use of Workers’ Compensation Data for Occupational Injury & Illness Prevention In September 2009, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) partnered with the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program to sponsor a workshop on the use of workers compensation data for occupational safety and health surveillance. Workshop participants came from academia, insurance companies and associations, self-insured corporations, labor unions, and state and federal government. Prominent researchers and stakeholders described and discussed potential use of workers compensation data to track occupational injuries and illnesses, assess their burden, and identify innovative ideas for intervention. Panels concentrated on methods, the roles and perspectives of different stakeholders, and the factors that drive changes in incidence and cost. Opportunities and next steps were discussed in general sessions. The full conference proceedings can be viewed by visiting: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2010-152 NCCI experts made two presentations at the conference:- Learning from Workers’ Compensation Claims Triangles
Workshop Using Workers’ Compensation Data for Occupational Injury & Illness Prevention
Frank A. Schmid
Director and Senior Economist
National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.
Workers’ compensation is a long-tailed line of insurance, where claims generate a stream of payments that may continue on for several decades. Aggregate claims triangles record for each accident year the development of the ensuing annual (incremental) payments on the set of claims recorded in this accident year. These payments are typically broken down into their indemnity and medical components. The development pattern of incremental payments offers information on the consumption path of medical and indemnity services as the set of claims recorded in a given accident year matures. Further, by separating changes in consumption from changes in price, the impact of inflation may be discerned—inflation may be legally stipulated (e.g., cost-of-living adjustments of indemnity payments), the result of legislative action (e.g., changes to medical fee schedules), or originate in general inflation.
- Identifying and Tracking Trends in Workplace Injuries and Illnesses – Opportunities and Challenges in Using Workers’ Compensation Rating Bureau Data
Harry Shuford, Practice Leader and Chief Economist,
National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.
It is correctly perceived that workers’ compensation (WC) rating bureaus have a lot of data. There is a likely perception that these data could be of value in identifying and tracking trends in workplace injuries and illnesses. This paper offers some insights into the opportunities and challenges in working with the data typically collected and analyzed by WC rating bureaus such as NCCI.
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