For example, quality indicator for receiving stabilization payment, includes a minimum of 17 weeks job retention, fading by the job coach, documentation of consumer and employer satisfaction, and meeting the consumer's career plan goals and desired work hours per week. Insure that funding levels work for the providers of service. There must be a balance between the funding agency's desire to weight pay schedules with the final desired outcomes and the desire of the provider to maintain a steady cash flow. Small specialty supported employment agencies may not have a multiple cost center's funding flow. RBF systems must insure that competent providers are fairly compensated for quality services so that they can cover the costs of providing quality services.
Several strategies can insure that funding levels are workable for provider agencies.
First, payment points should be weighted and spaced so that cash flow to the provider is fairly consistent with resource investment. Providers typically will have an ongoing deficit in payment earned in relation to costs incurred. The spacing and weighting of payments should be reasonable enough to keep this deficit from being a continued burden on the provider. Second, a proactive approach to assessment and job planning should be used by the provider agency. The better the information used for a job match, the better chance that the consumer will achieve a valued outcome.