INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATIONS

The Problem

At the interface of the medical and legal systems special circumstances require special attention. If you are an employer, human resources manager, risk manager, insurance carrier, case manager, attorney, third party administrator, rehabilitation organization, or disability agency you have certainly come across special situations such as:

1. Employee has unexcused absence he alleges is work-related.
2. Employer does not take an injured employee back to work since he is "not 100%."
3. Employer does not believe a condition is causally related to work.
4. Employee seeks disability, either temporary or permanent.
5. Insurer seeks to deny a workers' compensation claim.
6. Employer-employee dispute is scheduled for trial.
7. Reasonable accommodation under the ADA is proposed.
8. Case is suspicious for symptom magnification, malingering.
9. The need for continued treatment and maximum medical improvement is questioned.

The Solution

The best way to address these type of special circumstances is by obtaining objective, thorough independent medical evaluations(IME's).  Best Med provides IME's in a timely, cost-effective fashion that deals directly with relevant issues. Each evaluation is performed by Tim Pinsky, D.O., M.P.H. who is certified by the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. He is also board-certified in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Family Practice.  Dr. Pinsky continues to practice clinical medicine and brings nearly a decade of experience evaluating, treating and managing workers' compensation and personal injuries to every evaluation he performs.

• Independent Ratings Examinations utilizing the AMA Guides, 5th Edition.

The Service

Every IME performed by Best Med Consultants produces a prompt, understandable and thorough report which responds to your specific questions and needs. IME's are scheduled immediately at our convenient locations throughout New Jersey. In referring IME's to Best Med you will enjoy:

• Accurate disability ratings and apportionment
• Insightful determinations about lost work time, vocational rehabilitation, and ADA reasonable accommodations
• Realistic assessments of work capacity, fitness-for-duty, and ability to return to work
• Clear analysis of causal relationships between work to symptoms and diagnoses
• Resolution of discrepancies between differing medical opinions
• Objective appraisals of maximum medical improvement, plateau, and appropriateness of treatment
• Credible assessments of malingering and symptom magnification
• Information that is relevant and accounts for objective medical evidence
• Testimony backed by credentials and experience.

Best Med Consultants, PA ~ 55 E. Route 70 ~ Suite 3  ~ Marlton, NJ 08053
 856-988-7770  ~ FAX: 856-988-7638