Understanding Work Related Injuries Felecia Burse HCR/230 October 3‚ 2012 Benita Fisher Workers compensation is insurance that a employer provides coverage for employees who have suffered an injury or illness resulting from job related duties‚ the coverage include medical and rehabilitation cost and loss of wages‚ the insurance can be purchased from a licensed insurance company by the employer‚ if a employee dies because of a work related injury or illness those considered to
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UNDERSTANDING WORK RELATED INJURIES Have you ever thought what would happen if you got hurt on the job or while traveling between offices or worse yet if you get sick because of the type of work that you are employed to do? If you sometimes think about this there is no need to worry. The reason that I say this because every company out there Federal and State alike are required to have workers compensation benefits. There are rules and regulation that are put into place to keep you safe while
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Understanding Work Related Injuries By Debbra Murphy Axia College of University of Phoenix “Worker’s compensation is a social insurance program that provides medical care‚ cash benefits‚ and rehabilitation services to workers who are disabled fro a job related accident of disease.” (anglefire.com) Worker’s compensation started in the 1800’s in Germany‚ when it was seen that workers injured while working for a company needed to be taken care of so they did not suffer physically or financially
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Assignment: Understanding Work-Related Injuries Workers’ compensation is an insurance that companies use to take care of their employees if some sort of justified injury or death were to occur on the job. Workers’ compensation does not always mean that you need to be on the job site and be injured; you can also be off site‚ and receive an injury and still get workers’ compensation. There are times when a person may work for a company that works with hazardous materials or where there is poor air
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DOI: 5/5/13. This is a 52-year-old female assembler who incurred a work-related injury when her finger got caught in while she was trying to unjam a machine. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with traumatic middle finger‚ arthropathy‚ myofascial pain‚ cervicalgia‚ and chronic pain syndrome. As per pain management consultation report dated 5/10/16‚ the patient complains of left hand and finger pain radiating up to the upper extremity‚ shoulder and cervical spine. She rates her pain as 9. Her
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different categories. Even though each category is easy to remember the names it can be difficult to remember what codes are included with each of those categories. The names of categories are Category I¸ Category II and Category III. Each category is related to different types of codes. Category I codes have five digits with no decimals and are used the most often. Each code has a descriptor which describes what each code represents. These codes represent procedures that are consistent with contemporary
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DOI: 3/3/2016. Patient is a 59-year-old male senior mechanic who sustained a work-related injury to his left hand/wrist‚ left shoulder‚ hip‚ back‚ and neck when he lost balance and fell while unloading furniture from truck. Per OMNI entry‚ he was initially diagnosed with fracture of the left hand and sprain/strain of the left shoulder and back. Based on the medical report dated 01/10/17‚ the patient complains of pain in the neck and low back‚ right leg and left arm. Pain is described as dull/aching
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Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following: Compare cost control strategies of employer-sponsored health plans‚ in which employers buy from insurance companies‚ to self-funded health plans‚ in which employers cover costs of benefits. Include the following factors: Riders Enrollment periods Provider networks Third party administrators Discuss how the following affect cost control within group health plans: Portability Creditable
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There are nine private payer plans which include preferred provider organizations (PPO)‚ health maintenance organizations (HMO)‚ point of service (POS). Indemnity plans cost the most for employees and they usually have to choose a PPO plan. The new consumer driven health plan (CDHP) which a lot of people are picking‚ it has a high deductible combined with a funding option of some type. All of the plans have unique features for coverage of services and financial responsibility. PPO plans are the
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DOI: 9/4/2014. The patient is a 40-year old male carpenter who sustained a work-related injury to his low back and left shoulder after lifting a heavy beam at work. Patient is status post lumbar ESI at L5-S1 per procedure report dated 05/13/15. Per the PT daily treatment note dated 0/09/14‚ the IW has attended 6 sessions for the back. Per the AME done on 11/13/15 by Dr. Warbritton‚ Whole Person Impairment (WPI) rating for the back is 8%. Future medical care includes independent strengthening
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