How to Prepare for Your Independent Medical Examination (IME) - Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C.
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From Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. - How to Prepare for Your Independent Medical Examination (IME) explains what injured workers should know before attending an Independent Medical Examination in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation case. The episode examines why a workers’ compensation insurance company may request an IME, how an IME doctor differs from a treating physician, and how an IME report may be used in a petition to modify, suspend, or terminate workers’ compensation benefits before a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ).
Listeners will learn about their rights under Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act and practical ways to prepare for an examination. The discussion covers reviewing treatment records, X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, physical therapy notes, prescription medications, emergency room records, and prior statements about an injury. It also explains what may happen during an IME, what questions an IME doctor may ask, why accurate and consistent answers matter, and considerations involving health care providers, family members, recording an examination, and possible insurance-company surveillance.
The episode also explores what happens after an IME report reaches the insurance carrier and how unfavorable medical findings can be challenged. Lawrence M. Kelly, Esq. and Joseph A. George, Esq. of Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. assist injured workers in New Castle, Lawrence County, and throughout Western Pennsylvania with workers’ compensation matters. The discussion addresses treating-physician rebuttals, medical testimony and depositions, Workers’ Compensation Judges, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and tactics insurers may use when relying on IME reports.
Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. has represented injured workers in Pennsylvania since 1933, including clients across Lawrence, Butler, Mercer, Beaver, and Allegheny counties. The episode concludes with answers to frequently asked questions about missed IME appointments, exam duration, recording an IME, findings of full recovery, bringing a health care provider to an examination, and how quickly an insurer may act after receiving a report. Injured workers concerned about an upcoming IME can contact Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. at (724) 658-8535 or visit the firm at 315 N. Mercer Street in New Castle to schedule a free consultation.
Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C.
315 N Mercer St, New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-8535