Articles tagged under ‘Dealing with docs’
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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.
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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 (4) - Communicating with doctors
How to Communicate with Doctors (or Yakking with Quacks)
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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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Ten tips for communicating with doctors
Dr Robyn Horsley gives us ten tips for great communication with the 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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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.