Edward J. Bernacki

Pharmacy Utilization Patterns and Polypharmacy as Predictors of High-Cost Workers’ Compensation Claims: An Updated Cohort Study of Occupational Ankle Sprains

Objective: Evaluate pharmacy utilization patterns as independent predictors of high-cost workers’ compensation claims (≥$50,000) for occupational ankle sprains. Methods: Pharmacy Benefit Management data were integrated into a 9-year cohort of 18,991 claims. Logistic regression mo...

Retail vs Mail Order Drug Prescribing: Trends and Costs in the Workers’ Compensation System – A Preliminary Study Using Pharmacy Benefit Management Data for Ankle Sprain Claims

Objective: This study examines trends and cost disparities between retail and mail order pharmaceutical dispensing within the workers’ compensation system. Method: Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) data were obtained for ankle sprain claims filed with a nationwide workers’ compen...