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Upcoming Events!
Visit with EK Health Services at these upcoming events:
PARMA
February 6th - 9th
Anaheim, CA
Booth #P100
DWC
February 23rd - 24th
Los Angeles, CA
Booth #30
DWC
March 5th - 6th
Oakland, CA
Booth #34
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Client Testimonial
"I am very pleased with all that EK Health is doing for me. Good communication from your nurses.--they are having a real impact on my cases."
-Claims Examiner, a National Insurance Company
Check the Status of California Treatment Guidelines, ACOEM and DWC (MTUS)
EK Health offers Enacted Legislation 2011 and Legislation Under Consideration 2011 updates.
About EK Health...
Headquartered in San Jose, CA, EK Health Services, Inc. is a specialty workers' compensation managed care company providing Utilization Review, Case Management, Early Claims Intervention, Return to Work Programs, Next Step Medical Advisory Program℠, Bill Review, Ergonomic Assessments/Training, Outcomes Management, Interpretation/Translation Services, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement services. As a URAC workers' compensation utilization management accredited company, EK Health is committed to a higher level of quality service than is mandated by the state of California. EK Health provides services in all 50 states.
Learn more about EK Health Services...
Our Clients...
Clients include several municipalities, a Fortune 500 company, the largest insurance carrier in Wisconsin, a leading insurance company in New Jersey, more than 30 customers of various industries and size.
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Please contact Sharon Sun, E-News Editor
EK Health Services, Inc.
992 S. De Anza Blvd #101
San Jose, CA 95129
Ph: 877.861.1595
Fax: 408.973.2508
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Prescription Drug Abuse – Ways to Help Curb the Epidemic
by Richard Thompson, MD
EK Health Services' Chief Medical Officer
On November 1, 2011 the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) published in an early release in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), their analysis of the epidemic use and abuse of prescription opioid pain relievers (OPR) in the United States. This class of drugs includes Oxycontin®, Vicodin®, Lortab®, Norco®, Dilaudid®, and methadone among many others.
These drugs are impressively addictive and frequently diverted to friends, family or sold on the street. The CDC report reviewed the rates of fatal OPR overdoses, non-medical uses, sales, and related treatment admissions from 1999 - 2008. The MMWR is the sentinel reporting format for the CDC and is considered the gold standard for evaluation and recommendations for public health policy in the United States.
To read full article, please click here.
Did You Know?
EK Health adds Medicare Set-Aside Services to its Workers' Compensation Managed Care Services.
For more information, please click here.
EK Health hires a new VP of Operations. Read more about Kerri L. Lierman.
“She brings a vast amount of insurance industry and claims management knowledge to our company, and is a valuable asset as EK Health continually improves services to our customers and adds new programs to meet their needs.”
-Eunhee Kim, President/CEO
To learn more, read the full press release on Kerri Lierman.
LEGAL-EASE: Proof of Service simple, yet important
by Steve Kline, Esq.
EK Health Services' Legal Counsel
As the holidays approach with all the glitz, lights, newfangled electronic gadgets and iAnything, visions of a child playing with an empty gift box dance in my head, as the expensive, batteries-not-included and easy- to-assemble toy sits in a corner. Clearly we often forget that simple things can bring some of the best moments.
So it is, with a recent WCAB Panel decision, Montalvo v Adir Restaurant, ADJ3545068.
On July 5, 2011 the Workers' Compensation Judge (WCJ) had issued a Notice of Intention to Dismiss Dr. Kevin Aminian’s lien. No objection was received and consequently, the WCJ issued an Order Dismissing Lien on August 1, 2011.
To read full article, please click here.
Ergonomic Tip of the Month
Laptop Devices Can Help Neck Fatigue
-by Kim Granata-Clark, MS in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Ergonomic Specialist
Do you travel with your laptop? Do you carry external devices such as a laptop holder, keyboard or mouse? At the very least, you should probably have an external mouse that fits in the palm of your hand, not the tiny mouse on the market for travel use. Most likely you are using this mouse for a long period of time.
To read full article, please click here.
To make a request, you may refer online by clicking here or contact Alice at 877-861-1595, or email amelendez@ekhealth.com
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