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Ankeny
30 Minutes
Urbandale
45 Minutes
West Des Moines
90+ Minutes
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Workers' Compensation
At DMOS Orthopaedic Centers, we are dedicated to getting patients back to work quickly and safely across Central Iowa. DMOS is committed to providing easy access to Workers’ Compensation injury care and has staff dedicated to overseeing and assisting with the complexities of these situations.
Our experienced team at DMOS is committed to the following:
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At DMOS, we understand that you – the team of employers, claims adjusters, nurse case managers, and attorneys – need to understand that status of your employee. The DMOS Workers’ Compensation team is dedicated to providing work status reports and forms within 24 business hours of your employee’s appointment to the appropriate teams.
Records can be faxed to 515-221-6566 or emailed to workcomp@dmos.com. Questions can be directed to workcomp@dmos.com or 515-224-1414, option 5 or 515-224-4213.
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It depends on the state. Here in the state of Iowa, even though you are the injured person—your adjuster and/or employer directs care and where you will go for treatment as they pay for all medical care related to the accident. Work comp is state-regulated and each state has specific guidelines to abide by.
The body part that was approved under work comp is the only body part on the claim. If you are wanting the doctor to look at your other arm because you feel as though it is related to the work comp injury, it is beneficial for you to first speak with your adjuster, employer, and/or nurse case manager (if you have been assigned one).
MMI, or Maximum Medical Improvement, is when a doctor indicates/believes you have reached a point where you have healed as much as possible. The doctor will release you from care and provide proper restrictions. The doctor will discuss with you at your last appointment about any potential/possible symptoms you may encounter and what is normal/usual versus what is not.
The first step is to call into your doctor’s office and make sure that you are responsible for the bill. If it is a simple billing mistake, the doctor’s office will correct it and inform you to send the bill on to your employer or adjuster. Another bill will be sent directly to your adjuster or employer, whoever is paying for the bill.
First, it is beneficial to let your employer know and get in contact with your doctor’s office to see what the next step needs to be. If it is an appointment that is needed, you will be scheduled to come in to see your doctor. Your adjuster/nurse case manager will be notified promptly of your upcoming appointment due to re-injury. Sometimes it is a simple phone call with either the doctor or the doctor’s team (Physician Assistant, nurse, CMA, etc.) to gather information about what happened and if necessary, restrictions can be changed. If restrictions are changed, your nurse case manager/adjuster/attorney/employer will be notified that the restrictions have changed and a new form will be sent to them indicating the new restrictions.