Journal article
Health care utilisation following hospitalisation for transport-related injury
R Ruseckaite, B Gabbe, AP Vogel, A Collie
Injury | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background: Transport injuries are a substantial cause of disability and death internationally. There is little published information regarding patterns of healthcare utilisation following transport injury. Aims: To investigate patterns of in-hospital and post-discharge healthcare use following transport injury. Methods: Analysis of all accepted adult claims from the database of the transport accident compensation regulator in Victoria, Australia between 1995 and 2008. The analyses focused on injuries resulting in hospitalisation. Indicators of in-hospital and post-discharge healthcare utilisation (e.g. number of services per practitioner group) within the first 12-months were summarised. Re..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance provided by the Transport Accident Commission in interpreting the compensation data presented in this report. The Institute for Safety Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) is partly funded by an establishment grant from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and WorkSafe Victoria. Dr. Gabbe's involvement in this study was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Career Development Award.