Get the facts you need to protect your client’s right to compensation.
At Medsum Labs, we specialize in reviewing workers’ compensation medical records with precision and clarity.
What Our Workers’ Compensation Summaries Include
Accident and Causation Analysis
Understanding How the Injury Happened
We extract the complete account of the incident from employer and first physician reports to establish the initial mechanism of injury.
Evaluating the Workplace Environment
Our reviewers analyze ergonomic and workplace safety reports to identify lapses, hazards, or violations that contributed to the event.
Distinguishing Pre-Existing vs. Work-Related Conditions
We isolate previous medical issues from those directly caused or aggravated by the workplace injury, ensuring accurate causation linkage.
How Our WC Summaries Save You Time
Causation, Work Status, and Restrictions Columns
Each visit clearly shows
causation statements, work restrictions, and progress toward full-duty capacity.
Physician and Therapist Statements
Functional Capacity Tables
Procedures and Surgeries
- All procedures and surgeries are presented in chronological order, labeled with event number, date, surgeon, and procedure name.
- This structure helps quickly visualize treatment progression, severity, and recovery milestones.
Pain, Mental Health, and Quality of Life
- We emphasize documentation of chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and other psychosocial impacts resulting from the workplace injury.
- These insights strengthen claims for pain and suffering compensation and long-term therapy needs.
Maximum Medical Improvement and Impairments
We identify all findings that show when a worker has reached maximum medical improvement (MMI). IME and FCE evaluations are analyzed to determine whether the impairment is:
- Permanent, or
- Temporary
All impairment ratings are referenced using AMA guidelines and highlighted in a dedicated column for quick review.
Disability and Return to Work
The degree of disability
partial, total, temporary, or
permanent
Physician Causation
imposed restrictions or
limitations
Work status transitions
from restricted duty to
unrestricted return
Current and Future Medical Costs
- Our reviewers document all current medical expenses and analyze anticipated future costs based on prognosis and ongoing treatment needs.
- If requested, we can also assist in estimating future care costs for settlement planning.
Additional Workers’ Compensation Deliverables
WC Narrative Summaries
Concise versions of full chronologies capturing key complaints, diagnoses, causation discussions, and disability details.
Causation Reports
Summaries that outline each provider’s opinion on whether the injury was work-related, enabling cross-comparison.
Disability and Impairment Reports
Focused reports detailing disability progression, AMA impairment ratings, and IME/FCE findings.
Pain and Suffering Charts
Visual maps correlating pain levels, affected body parts, and treatment progress from injury onset through recovery.