Accredited Rehab Programs Cost More with Negligible Differences in Duration

A new report on return-to-work rehabilitation services shows significantly higher costs for accredited facilities over non-accredited programs but negligible differences in duration and total amount of temporary income benefits. The report was authored by the Department of Insurance’s Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group and titled “Outcome Comparisons of Return to Work Rehabilitation Programs by Accreditation Status.” To increase the quality of services and outcomes of the occupational rehabilitation programs, facilities and service providers are ...