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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Our job is to find federal doctors who understand the OWCP and federal workers compensation systems. Then we have to find you and connect you with a physician who understands how to both treat your medical condition and complete all the required documentation for your federal claim.
While we have only existed for a few short months, we are already starting to gain traction with federal and postal unions nationwide. Thousands of individuals are using our site to search for the doctor that can help them finally get the medical attention that they need. Even respected federal sites like postalmag.com and postalreporter.com and the OWCP Classroom are taking notice and helping the fellow federal employees find FedDoctor.com.
This service is revolutionary to all federal employees. One of the biggest hurdles with any OWCP claim for an at-work injury is finding the doctors who have experience dealing with the OWCP, yet have the interest in caring for the injured federal worker.
Stay tuned to FedDoctor.com. We are growing rapidly and adding doctors around the country to help all federal employees find the medical care that they need to fight the OWCP. Whether you need a orthopedic surgeon, a physiatrist, or a pain management doctor, FedDoctor is here to look for a qualified physician in your area to help you get your treatment and documentation. We are always looking to add specialties and locations as long as the doctors are qualified and have a special interest in helping federal employees.
The OWCP and federal workers compensation in general is confusing, and having a doctor who is qualified to help you can be the difference in whether your benefits are given to you appropriately. Why trust anyone who doesn’t understand the intricate details and differences between state and federal workers comp?
So whether you have a federal attorney or are going against the OWCP on your own, FedDoctor is the place to find doctors who can help. Now help us help you! You can Follow us on Twitter @FedDoctor or Like our Facebook page. We have great blogs that are full of useful information that are updated nearly everyday.
This is your chance to help others discover what you have found. Be the first in your local union meeting to tell others that hope has finally arrived for those injured on the job.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Pelham Physical Medicine Inc. is FedDoctor.com’s newest member provider.
Pelham has in house diagnostics such as EMG/NCV. With OWCP requiring 6th Edition AMA Guides reports, those types of objective tests can be the difference in having a schedule award accepted or denied. Pelham also specializes in physical medicine and rehab.
Pelham Physical Medicine has years of experience working with the Department of Labor and completing the required forms and documents to satisfy the OWCP. With their knowledge of the federal workers compensation system and the doctors on staff to care for your injuries, Pelham will be able to serve the New York City metro area for the treatment of their federal injury claims.
Welcome aboard, Pelham!
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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Not only are we constantly finding new doctors to help federal employees with the workers compensation medical files, we are trying to spread the word that help is finally here!
Our newsletter went out to over 2000 federal employees, union officials, and federal doctors across the country. We received an overwhelming positive response and are happy to know that you are interested in finding these types of quality care providers. Federal workers compensation can be tricky, and dealing with the OWCP can frustrate anyone. Whether you have a federal attorney or not, you need a federal doctor.
To find a federal doctor, some people have had to go to great lengths and travel amazing distances. Now with FedDoctor.com, you can find one in your own backyard! Thanks for helping us tell the federal community about our free service and how they can help others and themselves get the medical treatment they need for their federal workers comp claim.
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
At FedDoctor.com, our mission is to find great doctors who understand or want to treat anyone with a federal workers compensation claim with the OWCP.
These type of doctors are very difficult to find and qualify. Most doctors don’t understand the differences between their own state’s laws and the FECA, or federal laws. We want to make that available to any federal employee with an injury. Our goal is that all federal employees would have access to great care from a physician that knows how to help with your paperwork as well.
The Department of Labor’s Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) has their own doctors, why shouldn’t you?
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Because it will help your fellow members!
FedDoctor is an important tool in the lives of the federal employee. If you get injured on the job and need medical care, finding a doctor who dedicates a portion of their practice to federal workers compensation can be difficult, but can also be the difference in whether you get your benefits. It is always best to see this type of doctor immediately after the injury. If you can inform your union about FedDoctor.com, they can make sure that injured employees get the type of treatment they need right away.
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Monday, September 19th, 2011
The Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) is a branch under the Department of Labor (DOL). It specifically adjudicates and governs the laws under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA). They deal with all the rules and regulations under the federal workers compensation system.
The OWCP has offices spread throughout the United States and they try to work your file at a nearby office. District Offices are located in Boston (District 1), Philadelphia (3), New York City (2), Washington, D.C. (25), Jacksonville, FL (6), Cleveland (9), Chicago (10), Kansas City (11), Dallas (16), Denver (12), San Francisco (13) and Seattle (14). Your OWCP claims numbers will start with a two digit number signifying the district office the claim was originated in. However anyone who has dealt with OWCP knows that all the mail is sent to London, KY.
The London, KY office is simply a mail room. There are no claims examiners there at all. All submissions are scanned into an electronic database and forwarded to the appropriate district office. Remember that people in all of these districts need medical care and are looking for qualified federal OWCP doctors who can help them get the care they need and benefits they deserve. That is why FedDoctor exists.
Tell your friends and coworkers not to fight OWCP alone. Visit today and get started on recovery.
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
This is important! We need your help and so do all of your co-workers and fellow federal employees. If no doctor comes up in your zip code search, please leave us your contact information. Once we find a doctor in your area we will contact you to let you know. We may be in the process of adding a new federal doctor in your local community right now and would have no way of informing you unless we have your contact information.
In the interim, you can search the zip code of your closest major city to see if one is there. You might be interested in a commute if it meant help with your OWCP claim.
Federal workers compensation claims are difficult and confusing. An OWCP doctor is working for the agency to determine if you are ready to return to work. A federal doctor, like the ones found on our site, is on your side making sure you are treated fairly. We want to help you find quality care and get the documentation that you need for your claim.
While you may not need to be anywhere near a federal attorney, we know that you need a doctor that you can see for treatment. However, if you need an impairment rating in order to file for a schedule award, most of our member doctors are familiar with how to rate using the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides. You do not need to treat regularly with them; you can visit them for a one time appointment.
Remember, you can help us and your fellow federal employees by leaving us your information and continuing to check our blogs, Twitter, and Facebook for udpdates on new doctors as we continue to find them.
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
This is a great question. You can travel any distance to see any doctor that you choose. The OWCP will reimburse claimants for necessary travel expenses when they go to see the doctor for an accepted federal workers compensation claim. However there are some limitations on the reimbursement.
Some OWCP Claims Examiners might not want to reimburse you for travel expenses if you are traveling extraordinarily long distances. If there are no doctors near to you, it may be permitted and approved. However, you are still allowed to see any doctor that you want, you just might not get paid for your travel expenses.
At FedDoctor, our goal is to find great federal doctors and help you connect with them. We do not charge you anything for our service. We think that you deserve quality medical care for your OWCP injury claim. Help us to spread the word and find more doctors! If you know one, tell us about them!!!
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Whenever a federal employee gets hurt at work, the most important factor in determining whether the OWCP will accept the claim is causation.
Causation is simply the rationale that factors of employment have contributed to the injury. The most important person or persons in determining causation is your treating physician(s). Their opinion of the cause of the medical condition or conditions is a major determining factor as to whether your claim gets accepted or not.
Many doctors do not have experience working with the OWCP and are unfamiliar with their procedures and regulations. At FedDoctor, we try to locate the very best physicians who have experience and an interest in helping federal employees with their workers comp claims.
Search for your new doctor now and find out how to get your claim accepted!
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011
When a federal employee gets hurt at work, they face many obstacles that they must overcome in order to receive the benefits that they are entitled to.
An injured federal employee must first file a claim and “prove” that the medical conditions resulted from the job. Once a claim is opened, many claimants continue to have to fight with the OWCP to prove their ongoing treatments are necessary and that medical benefits be provided to pay the medical personnel. If the injury results in lost time, the claimant must prove that it was truly the condition that caused the missed time and provide medical rationale to support it. Once the conditions stabilize, the claimant must file paperwork for a schedule award if permanent residuals result.
To make matters worse, doctors often don’t accept DOL or OWCP as a form of payment or simply do not understand how to complete the paperwork and provide adequate documentation to the claims examiner. Federal attorneys are equally difficult to find if the situation in not being properly adjudicated.
FedDoctor.com is here to help with the problem. Every time a federal employee needs medical care, we want to be the resource that helps them to find a physician that understands the federal workers compensation system and can provide all of the medical rationale and documentation to help ensure that the necessary evidence is available to the claimant or the claimant’s federal lawyer.
So start searching here at FedDoctor to see if we already have found someone near you to help you with your OWCP claim. We are always looking to find more doctors who understand and are willing to devote a part of their practice to working with federal employees. Stay tuned to watch the list of doctors grow and expand across the country. If we don’t have a doctor listed in your part of the country yet, leave us your information so that we can contact you back or add you to our email list and keep you up to date when we do find a physician near you!
Visit our Facebook page and Like us! Follow us on Twitter. Subscribe to blogs, but whatever you do, help us to spread the word across the nation that help is on the way. And best of all, it is absolutely free to use!
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