Ambulatory Surgical Services Provided Under California Workers� Compensation, An Assessment of the Feasibility and Advisability of Expanding Coverage

Author

Soohoo; Nelson F. ; Wynn; Barbara O. ; Caloyeras; John P.

Year

2014

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

04-Sep-2024

Keywords

Health Sciences ; Law

Description

California’s workers’ compensation (WC) system provides medical care and wage-replacement benefits to workers suffering on-the-job injuries and illnesses. An injured worker is entitled to receive all medical care reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of his or her injury. The term “payer” refers to the entity that is paying for medical care provided to an injured worker. It is usually a commercial insurer that provides WC coverage to an employer or a self-insured employer.

Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) are freestanding facilities where surgeries are performed on patients who are discharged within 24 hours, most often without a one-night...