In 2007, $26.2 billion was paid to providers of medical care for payments resulting from workers' compensation claims. Of that amount, 10% of those dollars were comprised of Pharmacy costs and Physical Medicine represented 20 - 22% of the total. Physical Medicine is the largest portion of costs in workers' compensation claims.
Progressive Medical has developed a program designed to decrease the number of visits and overall costs through state-of-the art benchmarking protocols. This program helps control costs for outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy and chiropractic services.
Benefits of the Physical Medicine Program
Progressive Medical has a national program with increased savings through network discounts and utilization management. Proprietary benchmarking tools are applied from the beginning of treatment, preventing over-utilization of services and saving clients claims dollars as well as incorporating peer-to-peer review. Use of the program integrates technology to make scheduling and follow-up interactively with ease.
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