The inpatient value of an occupational health program.
For a five-year period, the outpatient services and inpatient admissions after an initial and exclusive contact with a hospital occupational health program were analyzed. Results indicate that there were 7.24 subsequent inpatient and 59.06 subsequent outpatient admissions per 1000 patients receiving an occupational health physical examination.
D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003625:Data Collection; D006293:Health Promotion; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D009515:New Jersey; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*