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Accupuncture, Neuropathy, Physical Therapy and Exams for Palo Alto, Fremont, Union City, and Newark
Occupational health care costs have risen dramatically in recent years, and industry sources estimate that employers incurred approximately $70.0 billion in direct workers' compensation expenses in 1994. This figure does not include lost productivity costs or the expense associated with the recruitment and hiring of full-time, temporary replacement workers. In response to rising costs, insurance carriers, employers, and government officials have become increasingly focused on applying managed care techniques to reduce medical costs, lost work time and payments for lost wages. Bizmed believes that the decisions made by primary care physicians are a critical determinant of the total costs, including non-medical costs, of a workers' compensation case.
Since most occupational medicine at the primary care level is provided on a non-dedicated basis by physicians as part of their general medical practices, Bizmed believes the utilization of dedicated board-certified specialists in occupational medicine will provide quality medical care with significant advantages to patients, employers, and payers in reducing the overall costs associated with occupational health care.
Bizmed provides treatment for work-related injuries and illness by board-certified physicians whom are occupational medicine specialists. In addition, Bizmed provides physical and rehabilitation therapy, pre-placement physical examinations and evaluations, case management, diagnostic testing, drug and alcohol testing, and various other employer-requested or governmental-mandated occupational health services.
Bizmed will help you reduce occupational health care costs through early intervention in each employee injury and through intensive management of all participants in the workers' compensation system, including employers, injured employees, medical care providers, and legal and judicial participants. There exists a tremendous opportunity to intervene and significantly impact the cost to employers of work-related injuries, as evidenced by management's experience that approximately 15.0% of all injuries result in 85.0% of all workers' compensation expenses. Through early intervention, our clinic will identify promptly those cases that have the potential to results in significant expenses and will act to control these expenses before they are incurred. In addition, we will focus on controlling indemnity payments for lost wages, the largest component of workers' compensation costs, by quickly returning employees to work.
As part of this strategy, we will attempt to return an injured employee to his or her original position if the employee is capable, or to place the employee in a transitional, light-duty position until the employee is able to resume his or her former position. By promptly returning an employee to work, we also believe that not only indemnity payments, but also medical expenses per injury, will be reduced substantially. In addition, Bizmed will seek to control legal expenses associated with workers' compensation by limiting medical legal reports by utilizing physicians whom are designated as Qualified Medical Evaluator and board-certified Independent Medical Examiners. As part of its early intervention process Bizmed will identify injuries that are deemed not to be compensable and will perform efforts to controvert those claims.
Bizmed intends to accomplish its goals of quality medical care and outstanding medical service through commitment, dedication, knowledge, and expertise. Bizmed is confident of its ability to accomplish its goals by offering absolute no-questions asked, 100% satisfaction guarantee to its clients.
Bizmed Occupational Health Clinic is a specialized occupational health care facility whose objective is to provide comprehensive managed care services and products. We focus on controlling injuries/illness costs, including both medical and lost time/wage replacement expenses, by actively managing all participants in the workers' compensation system, including employers, employees, insurance carriers, medical consultants, and lawyers. Bizmed physicians are board-certified occupational medicine specialists. We also offer an array of non-injury services on a contracted basis to the employer. These services contribute toward the minimization of on-the-job injuries. Bizmed managed care-oriented approach is based on established protocols and peer review, prompt identification of potentially high-cost injuries, and rapid intervention in and intensive management of potentially high-cost injuries.
