Return to Work
- Purpose: Establish timeframe and criterion for bringing the patient to maximum work capacity, reduce indemnity cost, allow a more complete convalescence of the patient, and reduce the Claims Adjuster’s workload
- Scope:
- Current plan of care (past and present)
- Reviewer: Unless otherwise stipulated by the customer, the reviewer will be in active practice and disciplined-matched (MD, DO, DC) to the treatment provider
- Inputs:
- Medical records
- Peer-to-peer discussion
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Reviewer’s active clinical and academic experience
- Latest medical research
- Jurisdictional guidelines
- Discussion: Unless otherwise stipulated by the customer, the treatment provider will be contacted and receive a copy of the report
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