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Development of a Computational Policy Model for Comparing the Effect of Compensation Scheme Policies on Recovery After Workplace Injury
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol.32, pp.241-251
2022
PMID: 35536432
Abstract
Introduction The direct comparison of real-world workers' compensation scheme management policies and their impact on aspects of scheme performance such as health and return to work outcomes, financial sustainability, and client experience metrics is made difficult through existing differences in scheme design that go beyond the factors of interest to the researcher or policymaker. Disentangling effects that are due purely to the result of policy and structural differences between schemes or jurisdictions to determine 'what works' can be difficult. Method We present a prototype policy exploration tool, 'WorkSim', built using an agent-based model and designed to enable workers' compensation system managers to directly compare the effect of simulated policies on the performance of workers compensation systems constructed using agreed and transparent principles. Results The utility of the model is demonstrated through and case-study comparison of overall scheme performance metrics across 6 simple policy scenarios. Discussion Policy simulation models of the nature described can be useful tools for managers of workplace compensation and rehabilitation schemes for trialing policy and management options ahead of their real-world implementation.
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- Title
- Development of a Computational Policy Model for Comparing the Effect of Compensation Scheme Policies on Recovery After Workplace Injury
- Authors
- Jason Thompson (Corresponding Author) - The University of MelbourneCamilo Cruz-Gambardella (Author) - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, Vol.32, pp.241-251
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10926-022-10035-w
- ISSN
- 1573-3688; 1053-0487
- PMID
- 35536432
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991184187102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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