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  • 1American Accreditation Health, Care Association/URAC, Washington, DC 20005, USA.

Occupational Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|February 3, 1999
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In 1997, 29 states adopted managed care for workers' compensation. Major initiatives are developing standard performance measures for this system.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Policy
  • Occupational Health

Background:

  • In 1997, a significant number of states (29) were implementing managed care programs within their workers' compensation systems.
  • The adoption of managed care in workers' compensation aimed to control costs and improve outcomes for injured workers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To document the extent of managed care program adoption in workers' compensation across states in 1997.
  • To highlight ongoing efforts in developing standardized performance measures for these programs.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive analysis of state-level managed care program implementation in workers' compensation.
  • Review of concurrent initiatives focused on performance measurement standardization.

Main Results:

  • Twenty-nine states had implemented managed care programs for workers' compensation by 1997.
  • Multiple significant initiatives were in progress to establish uniform performance metrics.

Conclusions:

  • Managed care was a growing trend in workers' compensation systems by the late 1990s.
  • The development of standardized performance measures was a key focus to evaluate these evolving systems.

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