Voice of the Provider is a collaboration between Brooks Rehabilitation and WorkCompCollege.com and the name defines its purpose. Many stakeholders in work comp do not understand or appreciate all of the various clinical providers that help an injured employee return to and stay at work. Whether recovery from the injury / illness is easy or hard, there are clinicians along the way that utilize their education, expertise and experience to help.
In this 3:34 episode, Josh discusses the importance of specialization. For complex or unique conditions, engaging an experienced specialist can expedite the recovery process. This not only helps the injured worker’s physical and mental health, it also reduces the total cost of the claim for the employer. When the pace of progress is slower than expected with the usual provider and process, it’s in everyone’s best interests to rethink the who and what.
