Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialists at IOMC are the ultimate experts in providing medical legal opinions on work-related musculoskeletal injuries, exposures, and diseases in workers’ compensation claims. When a compensation case results in litigation, they are important witnesses that help in resolving the disputes.

They are specially trained in assessing delayed recovery, chronic pain, and disability caused by work-related injuries and diseases using all three perspectives on health:biological (body and mind), psychological (personal/relationships), and occupational (social).

The additional expertise of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialists at IOMC on determination of causation, apportionment, fitness to work, restrictions, and limitations, disability, impairment, delayed recovery, and employability make them the ideal authority for providing opinions on work-related musculoskeletal injuries, exposures, and diseases claims in Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), Medical Status Examinations, and Medical Legal File Reviews.

As the basic principles and objectives of management of work-related injuries and diseases are different than the non-work-related injuries, these are often overlooked by assessors in Workers Compensation Boards due to lack of formal training and expertise in the Specialty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Epidemiology.  The fact is that in most cases, the employer is only partially responsible for coverage of the workplace incident, yet is deemed 100% responsible for coverage of the claim.  In many cases, the employer is not responsible at all. Using the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialists at IOMC you will significantly reduce the liability insurance costs to your company.

Similarly, many workers are not compensated by the Workers Compensation Boards due to decisions made by the physicians who are not formally trained in this area. Using their expertise and evidence-based approach, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialists at IOMC will reveal the facts in your case and assist the legal authorities in making the right decision.

Please contact IOMC to arrange any of the following services for your clients:

• Insurance Premiums Management
• Independent Medical Legal Assessment
• Independent Medical Legal File Review
• Independent Medical Status Examination
• Combined Independent Medical Examination and Functional Capacity Evaluation
• Independent Medical Review Panel
• Early Intervention in Compensation Claims
• Delayed Recovery Assessment and Management in Compensation Claims

IOMC take referrals from Employers, Employers Representatives, Workers Unions, Worker Representatives, Lawyers, IME Companies, and Compensation Boards. 

 

Please contact IOMC if the claim of your client has been decided without the involvement of an Occupational and Environmental Medicine Specialist. Our panel of experts at IOMC will review the decision to make sure that the decision is evidence based, in accordance with the medical and legal requirements, and made by the physician who has the required credentials.