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News October 2016
... labs Obstetrics Mental health Residential care Telehealth WorkSafeBC ICBC and OSMV For more information about how to access this resource, contact the Society of General ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Ho, June 2015
... million in long-term disability payments—constituting WorkSafeBC’s largest category of annual claim benefit ... kind of compensation your patients are eligible for and how WorkSafeBC makes those determinations. When a workplace ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Colin Harris, MSN, BSc (Crim), RN, AFN-BC, F-ABMDI, September 2015
... prevent a similar occurrence in the future. That’s where WorkSafeBC’s Fatal and Serious Injury (FSI) Investigations ... and helps to understand natural versus traumatic events. WorkSafeBC is the only known North American agency of its ... if the injuries were consistent with the event and how it was portrayed to the investigator, and will ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Clayton Chmelik, December 2015
WorkSafeBC’s Visiting Specialist Clinic (VSC) in Richmond ... to the clinic must be approved by the injured worker’s WorkSafeBC claim owner, who will review your request with our ... available online at  www.bcmj.org/worksafebc/how-gain-speedier-access-specialist . For information or ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC April 2015
... conditions, they may be eligible for specialist coverage. WorkSafeBC provides assessment and treatment for workers ... also encourage your patient to report his or her injury to WorkSafeBC by contacting Teleclaim at 1 888 WORKERS and ... within 15 business days from the date of referral. How WorkSafeBC can help When a worker with an accepted claim ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Deanna Tripodi, MD, December 2014
Q: How do I know if my patient’s claim has been accepted? A: ... know immediately if his or her claim has been accepted. WorkSafeBC accepts approximately 91% of submitted claims, ... of the date of disability. In certain circumstances, WorkSafeBC will require additional information regarding the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCS, October 2014
Between 2000 and 2012, WorkSafeBC accepted more than 3300 claims for elbow ... the elbow, contact a medical advisor at your nearest WorkSafeBC office. --Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCS WorkSafeBC Orthopaedic Consultant WorkSafeBC How to treat fractures around the elbow ...
News January/February 2014
... have issues or frustrations regarding your dealings with WorkSafeBC? Do you have ideas on how to improve the care for your WorkSafeBC patients both in terms of outcomes and efficiency? ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCS, May 2014
... information contact a medical advisor at your nearest WorkSafeBC office. —Jonathan Fenton, MD, FRCS WorkSafeBC Orthopaedic Consultant WorkSafeBC How to manage fractures of the calcaneus ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Karen Takai, MSc September 2014
On 1 June of this year, WorkSafeBC launched a new contract for physiotherapy ... the most clinically appropriate frequency of treatment. How the new structure works Physiotherapy treatment is now ... assessment block. The physical therapist will work with WorkSafeBC to accommodate injured workers whose ...