Workers Compensation Services

Work-related/occupational injures can be sustained in any profession.

At Pee Dee Orthopaedic Associates, our physicians and staff pride ourselves on our expertise with work-related injuries and illnesses covered under workers compensation. We understand the specific challenges presented by industrial illnesses and injuries.

We know that early diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries is the key to helping injured employees quickly return to maximum employment potential.  We believe in working collectively with the patient, the employer, the nurse case manager, and the rehabilitation consultants and the carrier to ensure that post-injury and rehabilitation runs smoothly. Our physicians have received special training in workers compensation report writing to assure that our written communications are rateable and meet all accepted legal standards.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please call our Workers Compensation department at 843-662-5233, please press 6.

Pee Dee Orthopaedic has specialized in caring for injured workers for forty years and we take your recovery seriously. Please be aware of the following information:

• Your initial appointment must be authorized by your insurance carrier.
• Please make sure you get a work-status note filled out at each visit to Pee Dee Orthopaedic.
• A case manager may be assigned to your case. If so, he/she may be present at your appointment. You are also entitled to a private exam. If you desire a private exam, the case manager will be called in after the exam to discuss the findings with you and your physician.
• All tests and surgeries ordered must be authorized by your insurance carrier/employer. Our scheduling staff will call the insurance carrier for this authorization, usually responding within two weeks after having received the medical notes with the request. Once authorization has been obtained, the scheduling staff is notified and scheduling can begin.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please call our Workers Compensation department at 843-662-5233, please press 6.