Allard Dembe Publications

2003

Dembe, Allard E, Fox, Sharon E, Himmelstein, Jay S.  "Improving Workers' Compensation Medical Care: A National Challenge" OEM Press, 2003.

2002

Dembe, Allard E, Fox, Sharon E, Himmelstein, Jay S. "The RWJF Workers' Compensation Health Initiative: Findings and Strategies"Health Affairs, January/February 2002: 251-255. Article copies available from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. Email address: docdelivery@haworthpressinc.comVisit their HOME page at http://www.HaworthPress.com

2001

Dembe, Allard.  "Access to Medical Care for Occupational Disorders: Difficulties and Disparities." Journal of Health and Social Policy, 12, no. 4 (2001): 19-33.

Fox, Sharon E, Dembe, Allard E, Lawthers, Ann G, Himmelstein, Jay S.  "The Accessibility, Costs, and Quality of Workers' Compensation Medical Care." Workers' Compensation Policy Review, November/December 2001: 3-15.

"A Conceptual Model for Understanding Relationships between Work and Health." Paper presented at the Plenary presentation at the 5th International Congress of Work Injuries: Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, Adelaide, Australia, March 20, 2001.

"Access, Costs and Quality in Workers' Compensation Medical Care." Paper presented at the 5th International Congress of Work Injuries: Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, Adelaide, Australia, March 20, 2001.

"Social Inequalitites in Occupational Health and Health Services: Research Findings." Paper presented at the 3rd Biannual National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NORA Symposium, Washington, DC, June 27, 2001.

"Using National Survey Databases to Analyze Medical Care for Workplace Injuries and Illnesses: New Studies from the United States." Paper presented at the 5th International Congress of Work Injuries: Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation, Adelaide, Australia, March 20, 2001.

Deitchman, Scott, Allard Dembe, and Jay Himmelstein. "The Advent of Occupational Health Services Research." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 40, no. 3 (2001): 291-94.

Dembe, Allard, Guest Editor. "Functional, Economic, and Social Outcomes of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: Integrating Social, Economic, and Health Services Research." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 40, no. 3 (2001): 290-343.

Dembe, Allard.  "The Social Consequences of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 40, no. 4 (2001): 403-17.

Luke, R., Allard Dembe, JF Scoggins, C. Campbell, and A. Marin. "Recommendations for Improvements in Texas Workers' Compensation Safety and Return-to-Work Programs: A Report to the 77th Texas Legislature." Austin, Texas: Texas Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation, 2001.

Pransky, Glenn S., K. Benjamin, and Allard Dembe.  "Performance and Quality Measurement in Occupational Health Services: Current Status and Agenda for Further Research." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 40, no. 3 (2001): 295-306.

2000

Dembe, Allard.  "Moral Hazard: A Question of Morality." New Solutions 10, no. 3 (2000): 257-79.

Dembe, Allard. "Canvass of Texas Employers Regarding Safety and Return-to-Work Programs." Austin, TX: State of Texas Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation, 2000.

Dembe, Allard.  "Pain, Function, Impairment and Disability: Implications for Workers' Compensation and Other Disability Insurane Systems." In Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: Function, Outcomes and Evidence., edited by T.G. Mayer, R.J. Gatchel and P.B. Polatin, Chapter 31, 563-76. Philadelphia, PA: Lippencott, Williams and Wilkins Publishers, 2000.

Dembe, Allard. "The Workers' Compensation Health Initiative: At the Convergence of Work and Health." In To Improve Health and Health Care 2001: The Robert Wood Johnson Anthology, edited by Stephen L. Isaacs and James R. Knickman, 119-43. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, Fall 2000.

1999

Dembe, Allard. "New Models for Workers' Compensation Medical Care in the United States." In Medizinisch-Rechtliche Aspekte Von Arbeitsunfallen, 77-84. Sankt Augustin (Deutschland): Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften, 1999.

Dembe, Allard. "Preserving Workers' Benefits in a Managed Health Care Environment." In Medizinisch-Rechtliche Aspekte Von Arbeitsunfallen, 61-74. Sankt Augustin (Deutschland): Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften, 1999.

Dembe, Allard. "The Changing Nature of Office Work: Effects on Repetitive Strain Injuries." In Office Ergonomics, edited by M. Cherniak, 61-72. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1999.

Dembe, Allard.  "Social Inequalities in Occupational Health and Health Care for Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses." International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 22, no. 5-6 (1999): 567-79.

Dembe, Allard. "The Social Consequences of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses." 69-97. Morgantown, West Virginia: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 1999.

Dembe, Allard, Jay Himmelstein, Beth Stevens, and Michael Beachler. "Improving Workers' Compensation Health Care." IAIABC Journal 36, no. 1 (1999): 69-79.

Dembe, Allard and Jay Himmelstein.  "Contract Provisions to Ensure Quality in Workers' Compensation Managed Care Arrangements." Journal of Insurance Regulation (1999): 289-326.

1998

Dembe, Allard.  "Evaluating the Impact of Managed Health Care in Workers' Compensation." In Managed Care, edited by J. Harris, 799-821. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1998.

Dembe, Allard. "Preserving Workers' Compensation Benefits in a Managed Health Care Environment." Journal of Public Health Policy 19, no. 2 (1998): 200-18.

Dembe, Allard. "The Medical Detection of Simulated Occupational Injuries: A Historical and Social Analysis." International Journal of Health Services 28, no. 2 (1998): 227-39.

Dembe, Allard. "Performance Audit of the Washington State Workers' Compensation Insurance System: Safety and Loss Control Services." Seattle, WA: Report to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee, 1998.

Dembe, Allard, K. Rest, and L. Rudolph. "The Role of Prevention in Workers' Compensation Managed Care Arrangements." In Managed Care, edited by J. Harris, 663-77. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus, Inc., 1998.

Himmelstein, J., A. Dembe, and J. Buchanan. "Application of Health Services Research Techniques to Workers' Compensation Medical Care: Policy and Methodological Considerations." Paper presented at the Association for Health Services Research, 15th Annual Meeting, June 21-23, 1998.

1997

Dembe, Allard. "The History of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." New Solutions 7, no. 3 (1997): 15-22.

Dembe, Allard. "Changes in Swedish Workers' Compensation: An American Perspective." International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 3 (1997): 144-49.

Dembe, A., J. Himmelstein, B. Stevens, and M. Beachler.  "Improving Workers' Compensation Health Care." Health Affairs 16, no. 4 (1997): 253-57.

Dembe, Allard and J. Himmelstein. "New Directions in Workers' Compensation Medical Care." In Workers' Compensation Managed Care Sourcebook, edited by G.C. Segre, 99-105. New York: Faulkner & Gray, Inc., 1997.

Dembe, Allard and J Himmelstein. "New Directions in Workers' Compensation Medical Care." 43-46. NCCI 1997 Issues Report, 1997.

1996

Dembe, Allard. Occupation and Disease: How Social Factors Affect the Conception of Work-Related Disorders. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, June 1996.

1995

Dembe, Allard. "Alternative Approaches for Incorporating Safety into State Workers' Compensation Reform." Journal of Insurance Regulation 13, no. 4 (1995): 445-61.

1994

Dembe, Allard. "State Regulation of Insurance Loss Control Service." 17-24. Safe Workplace, 1994.