Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Return to Work – NSC

Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Return to Work
There are a variety of financial implications associated with opioid prescriptions and workplace injury, including:
• That the average total cost of claims involving an opioid can be more than three times higher than that of claims without opioids
• That there is an apparent dose-response relationship between increased opioid use and negative occupational outcomes, including delayed recovery, longer disability and greater medical expenses
• That greater numbers and higher dosages of opioid prescriptions have each been linked to higher workers’ compensation cost claims, more lost time from the workplace and greater duration of paid short-term disability

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