Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule

Barbara O. Wynn ; Anne E. Boustead

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Functional Status;    Workers' Compensation;    Fee-for-Service for Health Care;    Cost-effectiveness in Health Care;    California;    Students;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR603
RP-ID  :  RR-603-DIR

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The California Department of Industrial Relations/Division of Worker's Compensation asked RAND to provide technical assistance in developing a fee schedule for home health services provided to injured workers. The fee schedule needs to address the full spectrum of home health services ranging from skilled nursing and therapy services to unskilled personal care or chore services that may be provided by family members. RAND researchers consulted with stakeholders in the California workers' compensation system to outline issues the fee schedule should address, reviewed home health fee schedules used by other payers, and conducted interviews with WC administrators from other jurisdictions to elicit their experiences. California stakeholders identified unskilled attendant services as most problematic in determining need and payment rates, particularly services furnished by family members.