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Case Management Focus: Working with Attorneys
Case Management Focus: Working with Attorneys

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You may sometimes work with an injured worker who has retained an attorney. When this occurs, Workers' Compensation Nurse Case Managers need to understand their company’s policy and procedures as there […]
Case Management Focus: Collaboration Between Physicians and Case Managers Leads to Better Outcomes
Case Management Focus: Collaboration Between Physicians and Case Managers Leads to Better Outcomes

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers' Compensation Nurse Case Managers do not diagnose or treat people. They work with the medical team to coordinate care, increase communication to ensure smooth care transitions and help the injured […]
Case Management Focus: Are Workers’ Compensation Case Managers Disruptors?
Case Management Focus: Are Workers’ Compensation Case Managers Disruptors?

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers Compensation case managers are disruptors! Yes, we disrupt the status quo. We ask questions, put our hands up, and say STOP when something is wrong. In today’s complex healthcare system, […]
Case Management Focus: Case Managers as Influencers
Case Management Focus: Case Managers as Influencers

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCopensation.com) -- Workers' compensation case managers are resources for patients, their families, and healthcare team members. Case managers are viewed as influences and connectors who can get things done when others throw their […]
Case Management Focus: Case Managers — Your Advocate on the Inside
Case Management Focus: Case Managers — Your Advocate on the Inside

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Case Managers are in place to assist people (patients and caregivers), coordinate care, and work with your team to help you obtain resources to meet your needs. They are in a […]
Case Management Focus: Tools for Return to Work
Case Management Focus: Tools for Return to Work

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In last week’s post, I discussed the importance of a Job Analysis when preparing an injured worker to return to work. The job analysis provides many answers that doctors, therapists, case […]
Case Management Focus: Job Analysis — The Cornerstone of a Comprehensive Injury Management Program
Case Management Focus: Job Analysis — The Cornerstone of a Comprehensive Injury Management Program

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As a worker's compensation nurse case manager, I worked with many people who sustained a work injury that, even after physician therapy, found it difficult to determine if they could return […]
Case Management Focus: You are Summoned!
Case Management Focus: You are Summoned!

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- A few weeks ago, I discussed the importance of documentation for all case managers. In this post, I wanted to share the importance of documentation if you are ever subpoenaed in […]