EK HEALTH

Upcoming Events!

Visit with EK Health Services at these upcoming events:

RIMS
May 1st - 5th, 2011
Vancouver, BC
Booth #1846

FWCI
August 21st - 24th, 2011
Orlando, FL
Booth # TBD

CAWC
October 5th - 7th
Huntington Beach, CA
Booth #86

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Client Testimonial

“EK Health’s ergonomic team member worked as a contract office and lab ergonomics/safety consultant for several years at our company. Her upbeat and well-informed attitude and style helped make the whole business of configuring an office much more interesting than it otherwise might have been. She always followed up with equipment or ideas to help solve an issue and her wealth of knowledge and experience meant that her ideas were almost always the right solution. I give her my highest recommendation.” 
-Community Relations Coordinator, a Bay Area Biotech Company

Check the Status of California Treatment Guidelines, ACOEM and DWC (MTUS)

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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, Bill Review, Ergonomic Assessments/Training, Outcomes Management, Interpretation/Translation Services, Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement services. As a URAC 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.

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Our Clients...

Clients include the State of California, 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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EK Health Services Inc.
992 S. De Anza Blvd #101
San Jose, CA 95129
Ph: 877.861.1595
Fax: 408.973.2508

What is Neuropathic Pain? And, How Do You Treat It?

The term neuropathic pain (NP) is often used when referring to chronic pain. It is best understood by realizing that nerves are like electric wires; they help messages travel to and from the brain. So, the injury causing NP isn’t always something that can be seen with the eyes. Examples of NP include: diabetes, multiple sclerosis, alcoholism, shingles, an amputation causing phantom limb pain, cancer, to name just a few definitive causes. Usually, however, the exact cause of NP is poorly understood and often hard to diagnose, hard to treat, and for the patient it is hard to sleep, hard to work, and hard to function. It presents in many different ways and can cause pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and “pins and needles.”

The other kind of pain, nociceptive, is much easier to recognize. It is caused by tissue injury such as lacerations, fractures, trauma, bee stings, burns, etc. This pain hurts at the site of the wound.

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Did You Know?

EK HEALTH IS SPONSORING A ONE DAY EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR ON "PHARMACOLOGY OF CHRONIC PAIN."

For more details, please click here.

EK Health Names Sharron Mackey Director of Managed Care

For more information about Sharron Mackey, please click here.

LEGAL-EASE: How Much Do You Pay For Family Member Caregiving?

by Steve Kline, Esq.
EK Health Services' Legal Counsel

In late January, 2011, in a published opinion, the Second District Court of Appeal broke new ground in the area of attendant home health care and the standards to determine its value.

The facts for State Farm Insurance v WCAB (Pearson) are as follows:   Francisca Apparicio injured her back and bilateral extremities in 1999.  She also made a second claim for cumulative trauma from 1993 to January, 1995.   The matter was resolved in August, 2006 with a stipulated award of 100% disability and future medicals for psyche, lumbar spine, right upper extremity and fibromyalgia.  Jurisdiction was reserved over the lien claim of Carl Pearson, her husband, for his attendant care and transportation services.

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Ergonomic Tip of the Month

Sharing a Workstation

-by Kim Granata-Clark, MS in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Ergonomic Specialist

Do you share a workstation with coworkers?  If so, here are some adjustments to make at your workstation.

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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