Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Oct 2013
Work-related and health care cost burden of community-acquired pneumonia in an employed population.
To estimate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) incidence, turnover, episode length, inpatient length-of-stay, and cost burden. ⋯ CAP and underlying comorbidity are associated with increased medical, pharmacy, and STD costs and employee turnover rates.
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Oct 2013
Electronic medical record use among US occupational medicine physicians: a national survey.
To examine the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) among US occupational medicine physicians (OMPs). ⋯ Occupational physicians' use of EMRs was relatively high. They also seemed to be satisfied with their EMRs and believed that EMRs improve both safety and quality of clinical care.