IME Physician: Former Partner of Physician By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. Is a former medical partner of a treating physician sufficiently “independent” to perform an IME? The Louisiana court in, Mitchell v. Aramark, Dist. Court, ED Louisiana 2012, held yes, despite the apparent bad blood between the physicians. The court [...]
Independent Medical Examiners should only answer the questions posed by the referring client. These questions should be answered truthfully, without giving any benefit of the doubt to the referring client. Examiners should not opine on other areas. If there is any doubt regarding what issues the client would like addressed, these should be cleared [...]
How to Write an IME Report Drafting an IME report presents numerous challenges. The biggest challenge of course is that the IME report is likely to be part of a contested claim and may be aggressively challenged by claimant’s counsel. A good outline for how to draft an IME [...]
How to Perform an Independent Medical Examination Physicians who are new to IMEs will need to know how to conduct an IME (Independent Medical Evaluation). IME physicians should understand: What clients (attorneys, insurers, and case managers) are looking for (defensible answers to their questions) from independent medical examiners. How to [...]
How to Detect Symptom Magnification Detecting symptom magnification can be a challenge for independent medical examiners. Diagnosing symptom magnification and malingering is usually not a part of a physician’s traditional medical training. Fortunately, there are a number of fairly simple tests that IME physicians commonly use to detect symptom [...]
Perhaps the easiest way to get started doing Independent Medical Examinations is to list yourself with one or more IME Brokers or companies or referral services. These firms provide Independent Medical Examinations for employers, insurers, claims managers, third party administrators, employers and attorneys. The IME industry is greatly fragmented and [...]
How to Start, Build, and Run an IME (Independent Medical Examination) Practice Performing IMEs (Independent Medical Examinations) on behalf of insurance companies and attorneys is a great way to both earn additional income and diversify your practice. Independent Medical Evaluation work involves examining injured workers in workers' compensation and personal [...]
The 10 Biggest Mistakes Physicians Make in Writing Their IME Reports By Steven Babitsky, Esq. The Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) reports that physicians prepare are playing an increasingly important role in workers' compensation cases, personal injury litigation, and long-term disability claims. Each year physicians prepare hundreds of thousands of [...]
By Steven Babitsky New 10-DVD set on Marketing for Independent Medical Examiners. How to Market and Grow Your IME Practice is designed for both IME physicians and their employees who are tasked with practice development. A great resource on IME marketing. You will learn how to professionally and cost-effectively market your IME [...]