Work-related injuries can be particularly taxing for both employers and employees but receiving comprehensive care can make all the difference.

The physical and emotional stress that ensues when an employee gets hurt on the job is apparent for everyone involved. And when the situation is not resolved efficiently and adequately, both employers and employees suffer. Traditional managed care and workers’ compensation methods involve seeing a multitude of physicians, almost always at a variety of facilities, and can span days or weeks between evaluation and treatment.

Employees are left feeling discouraged over the lack of proactive care for their injury and can suffer from emotional stress due to missing work and physical stress from prolonged pain. Employers also feel the repercussions of this type of care as they have to manage the workload of a missing employee, often for long periods of time. The cost of a traditional managed care workers’ compensation claim is also typically very costly because of unnecessary and repetitive diagnostics and delayed treatment.

How Comprehensive Care Works Better

Comprehensive care works in opposition to many of these stressors. Comprehensive care means offering a full spectrum of patient care services to treat injured employees. At MidAmerica Orthopaedics, we offer comprehensive care that treats injured workers at the onset of their injury, from evaluation and diagnosis, to treatment, therapy, and follow-up care.

We achieve this with our wide range of on-site services: Occupational Medicine Program, Orthopaedic Immediate Care, On-Site Imaging Services, Physical/Occupational Therapy, and our Ambulatory Surgery Center. With our direct to specialist approach, injured employees will be seen immediately, with orthopaedic specialists on-site at the time of injury. Because of this, many treatments can be provided same day or as soon as possible, drastically reducing time needed for treatment.

These services are all performed in one location, meaning no more shuffling around employees from facility to facility. Since care is provided in the same place, patient info is easily accessed by all involved specialists, eliminating costly repetition of services.

Employer and Employee Benefits of Comprehensive Care

As mentioned, both employers and employees benefit from comprehensive care, each in their own way.

Benefits to employers include:

• Lower cost of workers’ compensation claims
• Faster return to work program
• Direct to specialist care, eliminating costly emergency room visits and referrals
• Highest-quality of care for injured employees, lessening the chance of legal representation
• Dedicated case management

Benefits to employees include:

• Immediate care from a specialist, eliminating unnecessary referrals and repeat diagnostics
• Reduced time to treatment
• Faster pain management
• Safe return to work as quickly as possible
• Decreased travel between multiple facilities
• High-quality, prompt treatment

Comprehensive Care at MidAmerica Orthopaedics

MidAmerica provides only the finest comprehensive care for our workers’ compensation services, delivering exceptional value to employers and employees alike. Our expert team has a prominent reputation for handling workers’ compensation claims, and we understand first-hand the need for providing thorough care while maintaining cost-savings.

Whether you’re an employer interested in adding to your risk management strategy or an employee looking for a provider of your choosing to treat your work-related injury, turn to MidAmerica Orthopaedics to receive optimal care and value.

Learn more about our comprehensive care and workers’ compensation services by calling (708) 237-7200.