Articles tagged under ‘Dealing with docs’

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• Comcare’s management of IMEs — the Commonwealth Ombudsman takes a look

  The Commonwealth Ombudsman’s investigation into Comcare’s management of IMEs addresses reports of unreasonable and unethical behaviour and offers up suggestions for improvement.

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• IMEs as forces for healing, not harming — Part 2: healthcare providers

  Independent medical examinations are a healthcare issue that contributes to poorer outcomes for injured workers. What does the research say about how healthcare providers can make a positive difference?

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• IMEs as forces for healing, not harming — Part 1: case managers

  Independent medical examinations are one of many factors in our compensation system that can enhance or impede workers’ recovery and RTW. There are things that case managers can do to swing the balance in favour of better workers outcomes.

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• Challenges and opportunities — the lie of the land through the eyes of RTW Coordinators

  What challenges do RTW Coordinators face? And what training and other needs do they have to do their jobs with confidence?

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• RTW: from policy to practice — union views from the coalface

  Three union advocates give us their insights into the factors that can help improve RTW outcomes for workers, particularly those with psychological injuries.

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• Did you know? We have principles that help GPs in their role to support work participation

  The ‘Principles on the role of the GP in supporting worker participation’ provide guidance to GPs and other work injury scheme participants on how they can work together to support workers’ recovery and RTW.

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• The role of general practitioners in worker rehabilitation — insights from the research

  General practitioners clearly play a critical role and we ask them to do a lot in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders. What is their experience of the work injury insurance system in Australia?

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• Is your workplace ready for GPs’ best practice mental health management?

  World-leading Australian guidelines will help GPs better manage work-related mental health conditions. Enlightened employers should benefit, but GPs are unlikely to recommend RTW if conflict, stigma and meaningless modified duties are the norm…

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• Webinar recording: How to develop a first class provider network

  James Fletcher discusses a framework for building a quality provider network

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• Webinar recording: Working with a Company Doctor - A Unique Medical Discipline

  Dr James Crompton discusses the role of the company doctor, including employer expectations, limitations and how they can help.

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• Webinar recording: RTWCs & Doctors: Their influence on return to work

  RTW Coordinators and health care providers: Longitudinal studies into their impact on RTW

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• Tips for patients who have big decisions to make

  Doctors don't dictate your fate. Learn how to get the information you need to make good decisions about your own medical treatment.

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• Self-Management: training the treaters

  Self-management is a vital part of recovery from illness, but how can treaters be trained to encourage self-management in their patients?

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• Telephone coaching for people with chronic diseases

  Telephone counselling has become an increasingly popular method for providing health education, and advice on managing symptoms. It also offers emotional support at difficult times, but practitioner training is required to avoid potential pitfalls.

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• On Being a Company Doctor

  Dr James Crompton discusses the challenges and rewards of working as a company doctor.

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• What is an IME?

  IME stands for Independent Medical Examination. They are used for a variety of reasons, depending on the situation.

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• Role Summary: Treaters

  The term, 'treaters' includes general practitioners, medical specialists and allied health professionals who provide medical assistance to ill or injured workers.

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• Recorded Webinar: Communicating with Doctors - GPs and Specialists

  This webinar explores how RTW Coordinators and Claims Managers can communicate effectively with treating practitioners to establish a cooperative relationship.

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• Toxic Doctors

  What do you do with a toxic doctor?

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• Don't keep doctors dancing in the dark

  Assisting difficult RTW is even harder when the treating practitioner doesn't have all the facts.

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• Tests vs. Symptoms - which wins?

  Is it useful to know the pathology of a wrinkle?

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• SuperDoc (5) - On partnerships with doctors

  Partnerships between doctors and the workplace are worth working on.

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• SuperDoc (1) - On not treating doctors as the Great Decider

  Better than a blog - it's a monologue! Not the Great Decider, who is this guy?

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• Communicating with doctors: the finer points

  Dr Robyn Horsley explains the issues when communicating with a treating doctor.

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• RTW relationship hurdles 2: Doctors and employers

  Hurdling with a briefcase is tough, so why not dismantle RTW relationship barriers before they trip you up?

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• RTW relationship hurdles 1: Doctors and employers

  Part One - What are the barriers to good doctor / employer relationships?

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• Victorian Injured Worker Outcomes Study Part 2 — how healthcare providers and case managers affect RTW outcomes

  Most injured workers return to work quickly. But why don’t others? And what can we do to reduce those factors that can delay recovery and extend claims. Healthcare providers and insurance case managers have a part to play.

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• For injured workers, are insurers the rock and treaters the hard place?

  Workers view insurer / healthcare provider relationships as adversarial and hamstrung – but they also have clear ideas for improvement…

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• What do employers think of GPs?

  Workers compensation systems rely on collaboration between stakeholders to achieve good outcomes. Australian research shows that suspicion outweighs collaboration when employers talk about GPs.

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• We need to talk about GPs

  According to Canadian researchers the responsibilities of GPs in relation to workers compensation and RTW are unclear, leading to conflict and disengagement. They only fix they see? Dialogue leading to consensus.

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• Stakeholders explain GP sickness certification practices

  Patient advocacy, workplace conflict, social circumstances and fee structures all influence sickness certification, according to GPs, injured workers, employers and compensation agents.