Direct Med Clinic in San Antonio Texas is happy to show how its virtual work comp clinic helps employers save time and money while providing high-quality health care to injured workers.
The virtual work comp clinic works best with employers who want to partner with occupational medicine providers who understand the business of the employer and can provide the right level of care to each injured worker.
A designated employer representative is given access to the virtual clinic platform; then when there is a non-emergency injury, the employer representative initiates a virtual encounter for the injured worker on the platform. The occupational medicine provider can then see the patient, and the patient can see the provider. By using video and taking a good history from the patient, a knowledgeable provider can determine if the injury can be treated with first aid or if testing is needed.
Since a video consultation establishes a doctor-patient relationship, the provider can order tests, then receive and interpret the results and determine the appropriate level of care whether it be a first-aid treatment or going to a clinic for an in-person visit. An example of more testing might be an x-ray to determine if there’s a fracture. It is common knowledge that a fracture is an OSHA recordable injury and requires a higher level of care, while a simple sprain can be treated with first-aid.
The nature of Direct Med Clinic’s virtual work comp clinic is that the provider will be the employer’s advocate for the best healthcare of the injured worker. This means the provider will be the injured worker’s treating doctor until he/she is better and is released from care or is referred to another provider.
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