EK HEALTH

Upcoming Events!

Visit with EK Health Services at these upcoming events:

CSIA
September 30th, 2011
Oakland, CA
Booth #10

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

NAWC
November 9th - 11th
Las Vegas, NV
Booth #125

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Client Testimonial

“EK Health’s ergonomic team member is a very personable & effective OHN/Ergonomics consultant who was very supportive & helpful when I needed her ergonomic expertise. She always followed through in providing ergonomic suggestions to prevent further injury to my back in the work environment. She was especially diligent in working with my difficult medical insurance problems to get fair compensation for my chronic work injury. I highly recommend her as an OHN/Ergonomic consultant for her integrity, efficiency and passion for her work.”
-Executive Assistant, 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, Next Step Medical Advisory Program℠, 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 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

Chronic Pain and UR - Why Would a Reviewing Physician "Approve" Massive Doses of Medications?

UR doctors are repeatedly asked to determine medical necessity about treatment requests for combinations of opioids, benzodiazepines, sleepers, etc., many years after an injury. The worse combinations, and highly suspect for unrestrained drug abuse and addiction, is a combination of 2 different opioids (usually brand names), an anti-anxiety drug, a muscle relaxant, and sleepers to initiate sleep and sleepers to maintain sleep. So when you see a request for Opana® ER, Oxycontin®, Xanax®, Soma®, Ambien® and Lunesta® – look out! We see it all the time, and it always presents a challenge.

To read full article, please click here.

Did You Know?

EK Health is sponsoring a one day educational seminar on "Tools for Effective Managed Care Strategies" on Wednesday, October 26th. For more details, please click here.


The Florida Workers' Compensation Institute (FWCI) Conference was a great turnout!

Congratulations to the winners of the raffle prize drawings we had from the conference:

Billie Fae Horton from The ServiceMaster Company: Won $100 Visa Giftcard!

Hilda Andrade from Florida League of Cities, Inc.: Won Flip Cam!

LEGAL-EASE: Almarez - Guzman - Olgilve

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

For several years, these three cases have dominated the workers' compensation water cooler talk about the 2005 permanent disability schedule.  They may even have a Facebook page. (If you’re still at work, wait till you get home to friend it.)

These three cases have centered on the statutory language of Labor Code §4660 that the “schedule … shall be prima facie evidence of the percentage of permanent disability to be attributed to each injury covered by the schedule.”  It has been a long-standing principle that when a statute provides a certain fact, group or document is “prima facie evidence”, then it is rebuttable and can be overcome by some other evidence.

To read full article, please click here.

Ergonomic Tip of the Month

Document Holders - When to Use Them

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

Do you use a document holder to reference documents?  There is a chance that you are referencing documents on the work surface by leaning your body forward, bending the head down, and then looking up at the monitor to type the notes.

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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