Hospital employees consume more medical services and have higher healthcare costs than other workers, according to the study. Specifically, the study found healthcare costs for hospital employees were 9 percent higher than the general workforce population, and hospital employees had higher rates of emergency department utilization and hospital admission for chronic medical conditions such as asthma, obesity, diabetes, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension and depression.
At the same time, hospital employees are less likely to take preventive measures. Hospital employees and their dependents have consistently lower compliance rates for preventive tests such as lipid testing and breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening than compared to the general workforce.
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