From the Healthy Working Lives Research Group, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (Y.G.T., M.D.D., L.R.S., S.G., A.C.); and Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University (S.N., T.X.), Melbourne, Australia.
J Occup Environ Med. 2024 May 1;66(5):e213-e221. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003084. Epub 2024 Mar 18.
This study aims to characterize the approaches to collecting, coding, and reporting health care and medicines data within Australian workers' compensation schemes.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of data and information professionals in major Australian workers' compensation jurisdictions. Questionnaires were developed with input from key informants and a review of existing documentation.
Twenty-five participants representing regulators (40%) and insurers (60%) with representation from all Australian jurisdictions were included. Health care and medicines data sources, depth, coding standards, and reporting practices exhibited significant variability across the Australian workers' compensation schemes.
Substantial variability exists in the capture, coding, and reporting of health care and medicine data in Australian workers' compensation jurisdictions. There are opportunities to advance understanding of medicines and health service delivery in these schemes through greater harmonization of data collection, data coding, and reporting.
本研究旨在描述澳大利亚工人赔偿计划中收集、编码和报告医疗保健和药品数据的方法。
我们对主要澳大利亚工人赔偿管辖区的数据和信息专业人员进行了横断面调查。问卷是在关键信息提供者的投入和对现有文件的审查的基础上制定的。
共有 25 名代表监管机构(40%)和保险公司(60%)的参与者参加了调查,他们代表了所有澳大利亚司法管辖区。澳大利亚工人赔偿计划中医疗保健和药品数据的来源、深度、编码标准和报告做法存在显著差异。
在澳大利亚工人赔偿管辖区中,医疗保健和药品数据的采集、编码和报告存在很大差异。通过更大程度地协调数据收集、数据编码和报告,有机会更好地了解这些计划中的药品和医疗服务提供情况。