Helping You Resolve Claims Faster

Your organization’s hundreds of open work comp claims incur millions of dollars in annual costs. ASCEND offers claim reviews and audits with recommendations to expedite claim resolution. Let us provide you with a practical roadmap for each of your claims, outlining how you can accelerate resolution of the claim, even in the midst of physician and provider shortages. 

ASCEND specializes in partnering board-certified occupational medicine physicians with employers to lower their workers’ compensation costs using proven strategies that have consistently saved organizations money by:

– Recognizing time courses of recovery for injuries and illnesses, closing claims faster. 

– Collaborating with the primary treating provider to explain the nuances of workers’ compensation, aiding them in resolving the claim faster. 

– Partnering with the organization’s claims, nurse case management, and legal teams to enhance worker recovery and resolve claims faster.

The healthcare industry is currently experiencing a shortage of physicians, particularly those well-versed in the intricate nuances of workers’ compensation.

Often, workers’ compensation cases are entrusted to providers who lack the specialized knowledge required to effectively manage such cases. Workers’ compensation training is virtually non-existent in most U.S. based healthcare training programs.

The lack of specialized knowledge leads to delayed closure of workers’ compensation claims, costing your organization a fortune.  ASCEND offers intensive training on the nuances of workers’ compensation, teaching your providers how to resolve claims quickly and more effectively.

A worker sustained a low back injury, leading to a severely herniated disc. Surgery was required but there were multiple complications along the recovery journey, leading to claim costs of over $462,000. Claim costs were expected to surpass $700,000 over the worker’s lifetime and a reserve amount of $1 million was set.  Within three weeks of applying our strategies, utilization review overturned their repeated denial, allowing the worker to receive the secondary surgery she needed. With her eventual return to sedentary work, the employer saved approximately $1 million.

A worker sustained a knee sprain, an injury typically expected to heal within four to twelve weeks. However, the claim remained unresolved for over one year. Within two months of applying our strategies, the claim was closed, saving the employer approximately $17,870.

A worker sustained an ankle sprain, an injury typically expected to heal within six weeks. However, the claim remained unresolved for over six months. Within two months of applying our strategies, the claim was closed, saving the employer approximately $23,401.