Occupational medicine specialists care for people who have work-related injuries or illnesses covered under workers' compensation insurance.
Mayo Clinic offers the following services:
- Care from specialists who understand Minnesota's workers' compensation system.
- Testing, counseling and treatment for employees exposed to blood or body fluids at work.
- Help coordinating care and communicating with employers, qualified rehabilitation consultants and disability case managers.
- Evaluations to determine when recovery is complete or when a condition is stable, also called maximum medical improvement.
- Assessment of work restrictions and planning for a safe return to work.
- Coordination with other Mayo Clinic experts for additional tests or specialty care.
- Impairment ratings and permanent partial disability evaluations to measure any lasting loss of function from a work-related injury.