We partner with health care organizations to make COHE services available to providers, workers, and employers.

Core COHE services

• Coordinate worker care for the first year of treatment.
• Engage with employers about return to work options.
• Train providers on best practices.
• Help providers implement best practices in their office(s).

Join a COHE

If you treat workers and would like access to core COHE services, reach out to the appropriate COHE:

• COHE at UW Medicine Valley Medical Center of the Puget Sound enrolls providers in UW Medicine Valley Medical Center, and parts of King and Pierce counties.
• COHE Community with Providence enrolls providers in all of central and eastern Washington and all Providence providers who treat workers.
• COHE at UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center enrolls providers in UW Medicine Harborview.
• COHE at The Everett Clinic enrolls providers in The Everett Clinic.
• COHE Alliance of Western Washington enrolls providers in all western Washington counties.
• COHE at Kaiser Permanente enrolls providers in Kaiser Permanente of Washington.
• COHE of Central Washington enrolls providers in Confluence Health and throughout Central Washington.

The COHE program is focused on quality improvement and collaboration.

Occupational health best practices were developed with the assistance of the University of Washington. Opioid best practices were adopted from the Bree Collaborative Prescribing guidelines.

COHE providers should:

1. Submit a timely and complete Report of Accident (ROA) (F242-130-000) to ensure claims are opened quickly.
2. Complete an Activity Prescription Form (APF) (F242-385-000) during the first office visit, or when patient restrictions change, so that the worker, employer, and claim manager understand the treatment plan and recovery expectations.
3. Discuss return-to-work options with the employer when the worker has restrictions.
4. Identify barriers to recovery and solutions to those barriers with each worker.
5. Prescribe opioids appropriately.

Health services coordinators (HSCs) help providers, workers, and employers.  COHE HSCs are assigned to each best practice provider.

Learn more about Health Services Coordination.

HSC Desk Reference coming soon.

COHE participation offers financial and non-financial incentives.

Please refer to the COHE Fee Schedule for special billing codes and rates.

Many providers join COHEs for the non-financial incentives, which include:

• Help from COHE best practice trainers.
• Access to health services coordinators.
• Special designation through L&I’s Find-A-Doctor application.