For individuals finding it difficult or impossible to live independently after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), or other neurologic, catastrophic or challenging diagnosis, including those...
Continue Reading »The total amputation of a limb involves the surgical severing of it from the rest of the body. The partial amputation of a limb involves the surgical severing of a portion of it from that part of the body to which it is normally attached. According to recent statistics, there are more than two million […]
Continue ReadingSome, but certainly not all, workers’ compensation claims arise from motor vehicle collisions resulting in trauma, brain injury and a variety of other catastrophic injuries. As a threshold matter, a determination must be made whether or not the claim is work related. If it is, workers’ compensation may be implicated. If it is not, the […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps the best way to define the role of a workers’ compensation nurse case manager is to look at the broader definition of case management that is promulgated by a professional organization of case managers: Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s health […]
Continue ReadingThe role and status of an “adjuster” is similar in all insurance contexts. In general, an adjuster is a licensed insurance professional. His or her role is to apply the terms and conditions of an insurance policy to the facts and circumstances of a claim and the damages resulting from it. In doing so, an […]
Continue ReadingWorkers’ compensation (sometimes called Workman’s Compensation) is both a type of insurance and a legally mandated benefit of employment. It is based upon the statutory law of most states, although the precise design of the required coverage may vary. For example, employers having fewer than a stated number of employees may not be required to […]
Continue ReadingIt is the mission of NeuLife as an organization to provide a comprehensive program of neurologic rehabilitation to support and promote the improvement of the quality of life for our patients.
As with all NeuLife provisions and specialized services, clients and designated family members and/or legal guardians participate in the referral, assessment and admission process. All services provided and those offered to our clients are arranged and coordinated by our care coordinators and are all-inclusive in a comprehensive per diem specific to each client.
