Reasons Why a Nurse Case Manager May Be Needed
The first 30 days following an injury are critical to the outcome of a claim. With PLL Associate’s registered nurses proactively ensure injured workers follow the most appropriate care path and return to work faster.
PLL Nurse Case Manager Benefits
Our Nurse Case Managers add another level of care, immediately establishing medical action plans and identifying potential barriers to recovery in the first 30 days post-injury.
Reasons why a Nurse Case Manager May be needed:
- Improved medical and work outcomes, reduced rates of litigation, and decreased claim costs.
- History of multiple work injuries
- Pre-existing conditions affecting recovery
- Potential lost time of 60 days or more
- Cases exceeding $2,000 in medical expenses
- Multiple medical providers or frequent changes in providers
- Injured workers that are 60 years of age or older
- Comorbid conditions
- Working light duty with no progression to regular duty in near future
- Conflict of medical status between physician and injured worker
- Medical diagnosis does not corroborate with cause of injury
- Aggravation of pre-existing condition
- Questionable motivation to return to work