I strongly advise that you take the time to check out the panel group of doctors. Once you choose a doctor, that doctor becomes your
authorized treating physician, and it can be very difficult to change your
doctor after medical treatment has begun.
Many people indicate a desire to change their treating
physician. The majority of the
time the reasoning is that they do not like their doctor or feel that their
doctor does not understand or empathize with them about their injuries. Unfortunately you are not allowed to
change your treating physician for these reasons. The chaos that would happen if the injured parties were
allowed to change doctors every time they didn’t like the doctor’s opinion
would be astronomical. So choose
your doctor wisely!
If a panel team of doctors is
not offered to you and you are left without medical care, or if your case is
being denied by the workers’ compensation insurer, you should seek medical
treatment with your own doctor.
Use your own private health insurance if you have it – these charges
could be reversed or reimbursed down the road. You must make sure your doctor knows that your injury
occurred at work so your injuries can be related to your work accident. The bigger the paper trail, the better!
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation system relies heavily on
medical reports, so receiving treatment for your injury can help establish your
case.
If you wish to learn more, we invite you to contact us at
540-552-2052 to discuss your case.
The initial consultation is free.
Exactly! It is very important that you immediately seek a medical attention to know the extent of the injury sustained from the accident. A personal injury claim or workers compensation is entitled to every employee. That's employer must provide a safe and healthy workplace for his or her employees to lessen an accident from happening at work.
ReplyDeleteA medical emergency is generally defined as a sudden and unforeseeable injury or illness of such a nature that failure to get immediate medical care could be life threatening or include severe bleeding from any site, loss of consciousness, seizures, or severe or multiple injuries.
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