For Attorneys
A Focused Approach Works
We treat your clients on a letter of protection!
No deductibles, co-pays, managed care schedules, or sending your clients to collections.
At Hartford Orthopedic Medicine we have a unique perspective regarding the practice of musculoskeletal medicine and injury management. Through years of practice experience, we have found that patients that are traumatically injured often receive sub-optimal care or care that is less than required for their injuries. We have also seen the extreme opposite, whereby patients are over-treated and abused by practitioners that see every injury as life threatening or an opportunity to cost-shift from the managed care financial limitations.
The truth is that there are a wide variety of injuries that occur in the trauma setting and each must be assessed for its own particular management needs. This means that some patients may need minimal care while other may need comprehensive care. Most patients need care somewhere in between. Patients have a difficult time finding a physician, or team of physicians, knowledgeable in the current management protocols. It is equally difficult for patients to find physicians that will accept patients and treat them, and their case, within the proper and reasonable parameters; the type of management that is required of any physician involved in matters that may require documentation and expert medical opinion.
Regardless of the care, patients need to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. At Hartford Orthopedic Medicine we accept injured patients and provide necessary and appropriate care that is balanced and reasonable based upon the findings. We document our clinical findings in an easily understandable manner so that all interested parties (insurance carriers, attorneys, judges and juries) can understand the nature and severity of the injuries. We don’t over treat or under treat. We treat patients for their injuries providing no more care than is necessary, and no less.
In SEVEN locations throughout Connecticut, Hartford Orthopedic Medicine Offers:
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Orthopedic Management
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Physical Medicine and Physiatry
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Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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Neurology
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
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Chiropractic Care
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Impairment Ratings
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Physical Therapy
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IME and File Review
New Patient Packet
Atty Referral
Records Request
Your client's care is important. Don't jeopardize a case with ill-prepared providers whose concern for managed care and commercial payors outweighs the value of your clients' claim - who have little experience with documenting personal injury care, or are unwilling to even testify on your client's behalf.
Patient care is a delicate balance between art and science. We have developed a unique approach in assisting patients injured in an accident or work-related incident, even if they are uninsured or under insured!
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Convenient locations of interdisciplinary specialties throughout Central CT with seven locations, all with free on-site parking
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Experienced providers using evidence-based protocols on traumatically injured patients for over thirty-five years
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Chiropractic Physicians
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Medical Specialists with subspecialties in:
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Physical Medicine
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Orthopedic Surgery
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Neurology
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Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
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Licensed Physical Therapists and PTAs
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All offices accept attorney’s “Letter of Protection” allowing uninsured and under insured patients to gain access to care.
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We help remove the burden associated with medical legal cases. We’ve managed PI medical care for decades. No need for your staff to coach a doctor as to what’s needed in managing the time-consuming requirements associated with personal injury patients.
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Our practices do not participate in managed organizations. Why?
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Managed care is minimal care. All patients deserve optimal care.
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On-site interventional procedures such as Epidural Steroid, Sacroiliac, joint, bursa, tendon and myofascial trigger point injections. Most done under Fluoroscopic or Ultrasound guidance.
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On-site diagnostic capabilities including EMG/NCV, X-Ray,
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Ultrasound, digital radiology and fluoroscopy.
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Staff and practitioners continuously trained to effectively manage the litigation concerns of injured patients.
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Rapid report turnaround, usually within 24 hours.
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Patient Transportation Available.
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Multi-lingual Staff: English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Mandarin, Bosnian, and Russian.
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Latest technology for a paperless office infrastructure and document management.
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Records available at the push of a button.
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Advanced imaging also available under a “Letter of Protection”.
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Coordinated injury management team with an understanding of
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documentation protocols as it relates to medical legal treatment including Impairment Rating using the AMA Impairment Guides.
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All practitioners accustomed to, and trained for, expert file reviews; depositions; and courtroom testimony.
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Surgical access on a “Letter of Protection” is available
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Centralized Billing and Document Distribution