Method for case management of workplace-related injuries
First Claim
1. A case management method for managing a worker injury claim, comprising:
- maintaining a database of suggested treatment plans;
recording a first report of injury (FROI) date;
identifying an injured body part;
obtaining an injury diagnosis;
assigning an injury classification code based on the obtained diagnosis and the identified injured body part;
receiving an associated job code;
identifying a degree of disability management (DoDM) code based on the injury classification code and the associated job code; and
providing a treatment plan based on the diagnosis, said treatment plan being extracted from the database of treatment plans.
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Abstract
A case management system has a central data store (4) comprising at least one data storage unit. An injury classification code database (4A), treatment database (4B), and diagnosis database (4C) are maintained thereon. A processor (8) in operative communication with the data store (4) and the Internet (2) performs the steps of: creating (14) a claim file on the data store (4); receiving information (12, 22, 36, 86, 88, 102, 304) about the claim via the Internet (2); storing (16, 52, 308) the received information in the claim file; establishing a diagnosis (32, 34, 36); creating a treatment plan (50) based on the diagnosis using the treatment database (4B); and transmitting (82, 84, 90, 301, 302) information from the claim file via the Internet (2) upon receipt of valid security information. Establishing a diagnosis (32, 34, 36) optionally includes receiving responses (22) to an Internet questionnaire and determining a suggested diagnosis by comparing with the diagnosis database (32). The treatment plan is preferably divided into intervals (60) corresponding to pre-selected time intervals.
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1. A case management method for managing a worker injury claim, comprising:
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maintaining a database of suggested treatment plans;
recording a first report of injury (FROI) date;
identifying an injured body part;
obtaining an injury diagnosis;
assigning an injury classification code based on the obtained diagnosis and the identified injured body part;
receiving an associated job code;
identifying a degree of disability management (DoDM) code based on the injury classification code and the associated job code; and
providing a treatment plan based on the diagnosis, said treatment plan being extracted from the database of treatment plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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18. A case management system for managing rehabilitation of an injured worker, the case management system comprising:
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a central data store comprising at least one data storage unit;
an injury classification code database maintained on the central data store;
a treatment database maintained on the central data store; and
a processor in operative communication with the central data store and in operative communication with the Internet, said processor performing the steps of;
creating a claim file on the central data store, receiving information about the claim via the Internet, storing the received information in the claim file, establishing a diagnosis corresponding to the claim, creating a treatment plan based on the diagnosis using information extracted from the treatment database, and selectably transmitting selected information extracted from the claim file via the Internet conditional upon receipt of valid security information.
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