324 - Red Light, Green Light: Workers' Comp Basics for Managing the Injured Worker
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Location: Lone Star Salon G
Claim 1.0 CME
This session will walk the occupational medicine or other specialty provider through the basics of workers' compensation and the management of the injured worker using case studies. We will review the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) recordable and non-recordable injury care and assist the provider in navigating the relationship between the injured worker, the employer, the workers' compensation insurance carrier, and the proper medical management of the injured worker. During the session, we will focus on how the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and over-disclosure play a role in the documentation of the medical examination of the injured worker. Identifying those at high risk for disability, asking the right questions during your patient interview process, and documenting these interactions are key to helping the injured worker navigate their return-to-work journey.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the key medical management items that will cause a recordable injury unnecessarily and be armed with ways to combat that are medically appropriate.
Navigate the conversation with the injured worker and assess for risk of disability and know how to act on their findings.
Explain the relationship between workers' comp, HIPAA and over disclosure and know what they can and cannot place in documentation notes.
Disclosure(s):
Nicolette Davis, MPAS, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose
