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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 9p.m. Monday through Friday and 9a.m. to 1p.m. on Saturday.
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
Click Here to see our Powerpoint Presentation with more information
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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