Why has the workers’ compensation insurer assigned a nurse case manager to stay in close contact with you?  Why does the nurse keep calling you?  Why does the nurse want to accompany you to your doctor’s visits and try to be present during your exam?

Don’t be fooled and think that the nurse is part of your team of medical providers.  The nurse case manager works for the workers’ compensation insurer.  Her main interest and goal, in my experience, is to save the insurance company money by ending your treatment and returning you to work as soon as possible even if you are not physically able to perform your job duties.

Most people don’t know that they can refuse nurse case management services.  Most injured workers fear that the workers’ compensation insurer will stop their weekly benefit check if they rock the boat.  Little do they know that the insurer will try to stop weekly benefits at the first opportunity even if the injured worker’s doctor has not issued a release to return to work.

Don’t play Russian Roulette with your workers’ compensation benefits.  Contact a workers’ comp lawyer as soon as possible after you suffer a disabling work injury.

Copyright © 2009 John J. Sheehan