BACKGROUND In recent years, the high prevalence of mental health problems among health care workers has given rise to great concern. The academic literature suggests that employees' perceptions of their work environment can play a role in explaining mental health outcomes. PURPOSES We conducted a systematic review of the literature in order to answer the following two research questions: (1) ...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether the well-known risk factors for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) also play an important role in the determining consequences of MSD in terms of sickness absence and health care use. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 853 shipyard employees. Data were collected by questionnaire on physical and psychosocial workload, need for re...

Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP)s emerged as new health care insurance models referred to as Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) in the early 2000s. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between enrollees’ level of earnings and plan choice when a Managed Care PPO, HRA, and HSA eligible HDHP are...

FEDER-41, EMPLOYEES and annuitants and their dependents who are aged 65 and over are potential beneficiaries of two Federal health insurance programs-health insurance for the aged (Medicare) and lie&h insurance for active and retired Federal employees. The two programs are in considerable measure duplicatory and most Federal employees and nnnuitnnts aged 65 and over are unable to take full adva...

In 2008, one of the worst public health crises occurred in the state of Nevada, where authorities discovered up to 63,000 patients were potentially exposed to hepatitis C infection, largely due to substandard infection control and other negligent practices at two endoscopy clinics in Las Vegas. In the subsequent grand jury proceedings that followed, it was discovered that several clinic employe...

Private health insurance exchanges offer employer health insurance, combining online shopping, increased plan choice, benefit administration, and cost-containment strategies. This article examines how private exchanges function, how they may affect employers and employees, and the possible implications for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplac...

OBJECTIVE Effective treatment requires understanding of the many possible reasons for employees and patients to complain of "depression." METHODS This process of differential diagnosis includes panic anxiety, thyroid and other medical conditions, as well as several distinct types of depression (including atypical depression and melancholia). RESULTS Much of workplace depression care can be ...