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# [IBI Research: Productivity Costs of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) | Integrated Benefits Institute](https://blog.ibiweb.org/blog/ibi-research-productivity-costs-of-venous-thromboembolism-vte)

 Written by [Integrated Benefits Institute](https://blog.ibiweb.org/blog/author/integrated-benefits-institute) | Aug 13, 2014 2:00:00 PM

## Spotlight on article published in

## [Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine](http://journals.lww.com/joem/Abstract/publishahead/Hidden_Costs_Associated_With_Venous.99099.aspx)

*IBI Spotlights call attention to important health and productivity findings from peer-reviewed work. The research described in this particular Spotlight is authored or co-authored by an IBI researcher. IBI members are encouraged to obtain the original articles from the copyright holder.*

## What is the Issue?

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a cardiovascular disease associated with modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking hypertension diabetes and high cholesterol. With about a million Americans suffering a VTE incident each year, the risks of productivity losses for employers are high.

## What are the findings/solutions?

The diseases that comprise VTE – deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and PE (PE) – impose substantial economic burdens on employers and employees alike when they result in disability claims. Average productivity losses per short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claim were $7,605 and $48,751, respectively.

## Journal Citation

Page, R.L. II, Ghushchyan, V., Gifford, B., Read, R.A., Raut, M., Brookhart, B.K., Naim, A.B., Damaraju, C.V., Nair, K.V. (2013). (2014). Hidden Costs Associated With Venous Thromboembolism: Impact of Lost Productivity on Employers and Employees. *Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine*. 56(9).

## Objectives

To determine productivity loss and indirect costs with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).

## Method

We analyze short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) claims from 2007 to 2010 from the Integrated Benefits Institute’s Health and Productivity Benchmarking (IBI-HPB) database (STD and LTD claims) and medical and pharmacy claims from IMS LifeLink™ data.

## Results

- Employees with DVT lost an average of 57 STD and 440 LTD days per disability incident. The average per claim productivity loss from STD and LTD was about $7,400 and $58,200, respectively.
- Employees with PE lost an average of 56 STD and 364 LTD days per disability incident. The average per claim productivity losses from STD and LTD were about $7,600 and $48,800, respectively.
- Health care costs for DVT and PE patients with at least one hospital admission were about $9,600 and $11,800, respectively. Most of these costs were driven by hospitalizations.

## Conclusion

DVT and PE impose substantial economic burdens to employers and employees alike.

### Author Details

Brian Gifford, Ph.D., Director-Research & Measurement, Integrated Benefits Institute, contributed as an author to this research article.

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