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ArticleJournal of occupational health2016

Establishment of reference costs for occupational health services and implementation of cost management in Japanese manufacturing companies.

Tomohisa Nagata, Koji Mori, Yutaka Aratake, Hiroshi Ide, Junichiro Nobori, Reiko Kojima, Kiminori Odagami, Anna Kato, Mika Hiraoka, Naoki Shiota and 4 more

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Article in Journal of occupational health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Tomohisa NagataDepartment of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Koji Mori
Yutaka Aratake
Hiroshi Ide
Junichiro Nobori
Reiko Kojima
Kiminori Odagami
Anna Kato
Mika Hiraoka
Naoki Shiota
Yuichi Kobayashi
Masato Ito
Akizumi Tsutsumi
Shinya Matsuda
University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan · JPHoya (Japan) · JPKitasato University · JPMaruishi Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JPMitsui Chemicals (Japan) · JPPan American Health Organization (Cuba) · CUPanasonic (Japan) · JPUbe (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe developed a standardized cost estimation method for occupational health (OH) services. The purpose of this study was to set reference OH services costs and to conduct OH services cost management assessments in two workplaces by comparing actual OH services costs with the reference costs.

methodsData were obtained from retrospective analyses of OH services costs regarding 15 OH activities over a 1-year period in three manufacturing workplaces. We set the reference OH services costs in one of the three locations and compared OH services costs of each of the two other workplaces with the reference costs.

resultsThe total reference OH services cost was 176,654 Japanese yen (JPY) per employee. The personnel cost for OH staff to conduct OH services was JPY 47,993, and the personnel cost for non-OH staff was JPY 38,699. The personnel cost for receipt of OH services-opportunity cost-was JPY 19,747, expense was JPY 25,512, depreciation expense was 34,849, and outsourcing cost was JPY 9,854. We compared actual OH services costs from two workplaces (the total OH services costs were JPY 182,151 and JPY 238,023) with the reference costs according to OH activity. The actual costs were different from the reference costs, especially in the case of personnel cost for non-OH staff, expense, and depreciation expense.

conclusionsUsing our cost estimation tool, it is helpful to compare actual OH services cost data with reference cost data. The outcomes help employers make informed decisions regarding investment in OH services.

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Cost ControlCosts and Cost AnalysisHumansJapanManufacturing IndustryOccupational Health ServicesReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesWorkplace

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PMID27170449
PMCPMC5356939
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