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To better serve our clients, OHS-COMPCARE
is making after hours services available at our Independence Clinical Facility
at 19000 E. Eastland Ctr. Ct., to 10p.m. Monday through Friday.
The average SAVINGS
from using
OHS-COMPCARE
rather than an emergency department is approximately $200 per visit.
The indirect
SAVINGS
are also significant and include such benefits as:
| ✜ | Less time away from work because of faster visit times with less waiting. |
| ✜ | Aggressive return to work philosophy means fewer lost time injuries. |
| ✜ | Better communications with the designated supervisors. |
| ✜ | Consistency in care between the initial and follow up visits. |
| ✜ | Consideration of workplace issues like: |
| | recordability, |
| | use of heavy equipment, |
| | DOT compliance, |
| ✜ | Certified drug screen collector means compliant drug testing. |
Fon non work-comp services, and access fee will be applied to visits after 5:00PM.
OHS-COMPCARE will also continue
to have a physician on call via telephone after normal business hours, on weekends and holidays so the employer literally has 24-hour-a-day,
365-days-a-year occupational medicine resource on call. OHS-COMPCARE also offers a
certified collector that go on-site after hours.
To learn more about this program and how it can help save you time and money, please contact our Client Services
Department at (816) 561-2105 or e-mail us at

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WHAT TO DO IN THE CASE OF A WORK RELATED
INJURY AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
Life or Limb Threatening Injuries:
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- Call 911
- Provide First Aid or CPR, if available
- Send the injured worker via ambulance to the nearest Emergency Department
- Contact the OHS-COMPCARE Physician On-Call at your local clinical facility or
call
(816)561-2105 and press 0 to reach the answering service
The Physician will call back, please provide the following information:
- Employer supervisor/manager name and title who is authorizing the care
- Telephone number to reach you with follow up information
- Injured Employee's name
- What happened to the Employee
- The Employee's job title
- The Emergency Department the Employee was taken to
The OHS-COMPCARE Physician will contact you after the injured worker has been evaluated
and treated with instructions regarding follow up care and duty status. |
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Injured Employee (Not Life or Limb Threatening):
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- Determine if the injured employee wants immediate care for the injury:
If no, provide available first aid and send the employee to the OHS-COMPCARE clinical
facility on the following business morning for evaluation
- If the injured employee wants immediate care for the injury, contact the OHS-COMPCARE
Physician On-Call at your local clinical facility or call (816)561-2105 and press 0 to
reach the answering service.
The Physician will call back, please provide the following information:
- Employer supervisor/manager name and title who is authorizing the care
- Telephone number to reach you with follow up information
- Injured Employee's name
- What happen to the Employee
- The Employee's job title
- The OHS-COMPCARE Physician will direct you to a preferred Emergency Department for care.
The OHS-COMPCARE Physician will contact you after the injured worker has been evaluated
and treated with instructions regarding follow up care and duty status. |
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After Hours Drug Screens (Urine Screens or Breath Alcohol)
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- If a drug screen is indicated on initial injury, contact the OHS-COMPCARE COLLECTOR
at (816)224-9121 and request the After Hours Collector to be paged.
- Provide the Collector the following information:
- Employer supervisor/manager name and title who is authorizing the care
- Telephone number to reach you with follow up information
- Injured Employee's name
- Type of drug screen requested
- Location of Employee to be tested
The Collector will go on-site to any preferred emergency department or the employer's
campus to collect a drug screen. Results will be reported per the employer's protocol. |
If you experience any problems contacting the OHS-COMPCARE
On-Call Physician or Collector, contact your local clinical facility or call (816)561-2105 and press 0 to reach the answering service and request the second on-call to be paged
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