Field Case Management

Criteria for Onsite Case Management

1. Catastrophic Injuries
   • Spinal cord injuries
   • Head Injuries
   • Amputations
   • Severe Burns
   • Multiple Trauma
   • Industrially related blindness
   • AIDS/HIV
   • Crushing/degloving injuries
   • Multiple fractures
2. Toxic exposure with long term complications
3. Maximum medical improvement reached with preclusion of returning to pre-injury capacity.
4. Institutional or custodial care required.
5. Home care needs, e.g., durable equipment
6. Post surgical complications
7. Complicating factors with injuries that may increase costs and possible permanent total disability exposure such as:
   • Cardiac
   • Cerebral vascular problems
   • Diabetes
   • Life support systems in use
   • Inpatient psychiatric treatment
   • Pulmonary embolus
   • Respiratory problems
8. Loss of major sensory function
9. Others as determined by nature, mechanism, severity of injury or circumstance.
10. Not expected to return to previous job and/or employer.