A Medical File Review is a paper-based review that examines the medical care provided, the level of care required, as well as the relationship between the illness or injury and the need for care. Such a review is made based on the claimant’s medical history,...
An Independent Psychiatry Evaluation is a mental health evaluation by a medical physician specializing in Psychiatry. It involves a detailed and comprehensive evaluation, largely in the form of an interview (rather than psychometric testing}, which will provide...
An independent Neuropsychiatric assessment addresses all aspects of the psychiatric evaluation and includes additional testing sensitive to the effects of a brain injury or significant cognitive impairment impacting the employee’s ability to learn and/or perform job...
An independent Occupational Therapy Evaluation consists of a complex process that includes a discussion, observation, and use of assessments to determine an individual’s impairments and measure the person’s level of physical functionality. In addition to an initial...
Future Care Cost Assessment (or Life Care Plan) is a specific assessment of a disabled individual’s entitlement to medical or rehab benefits based on appropriate legislation. It is often conducted on an individual with a catastrophic injury or a person with chronic...
A catastrophic injury is a very serious injury that affects one or more of the body’s systems (i.e. respiratory, neurological or muscular systems) while causing long lasting medical conditions that could result in permanent disability or even shortened life... 