律师介入、索赔持续时间与工伤赔偿成本之间的关系。
The relationship between attorney involvement, claim duration, and workers' compensation costs.
作者信息
Bernacki Edward J, Tao Xuguang Grant
机构信息
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287-1629, USA.
出版信息
J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Sep;50(9):1013-8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31816fd696.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the relationship between attorney involvement, claim duration and workers' compensation claim costs.
METHODS
We identified and compared 738 claims with attorney involvement and 6191 claims without attorney involvement submitted by individuals injured between August 1, 2003 and July 31, 2004 whose claims were paid by the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC). At the time of assessment (March 20, 2006), 97.7% of claims not involving attorneys and 57.5% of claims involving attorneys were closed (resolved).
RESULTS
After controlling for lost time (temporary/total days paid), attorney involvement was associated with consistently higher medical, indemnity and claims handling costs, as well as increasing claim duration (accident date to closing date).
CONCLUSION
Attorney involvement in workers' compensation claims is associated with increasing claims duration and costs.
目的
确定律师介入、索赔持续时间与工伤赔偿索赔成本之间的关系。
方法
我们识别并比较了2003年8月1日至2004年7月31日期间受伤人员提交的738起有律师介入的索赔和6191起无律师介入的索赔，这些索赔由路易斯安那州工伤赔偿公司（LWCC）支付。在评估时（2006年3月20日），97.7%的无律师介入的索赔和57.5%的有律师介入的索赔已结案（解决）。
结果
在控制误工时间（支付的临时/总天数）后，律师介入与持续较高的医疗、赔偿和索赔处理成本相关，以及索赔持续时间增加（事故日期至结案日期）。
结论
律师介入工伤赔偿索赔与索赔持续时间和成本增加相关。
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