Mental health and Workers’ Comp
Mental health plays an important part in the physical health of your employees. However, Ohio workers’ compensation law only allows for physical injury claims. Injured workers who experience a mental illness caused by a workplace injury may be able to seek counseling...
MCO Basics
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) understands that handling workers’ comp claims and tending to the needs of injured workers can be difficult for many businesses to accomplish on their own. For this reason, all Ohio employers are required to select a...
MCO Best Practices
When it comes to selecting a managed care organization (MCO) to provide medical management for your workers’ compensation claims, keep in mind that not all MCOs are created equally. While MCOs are required to perform the same basic functions, Sheakley UniComp has...
The Role of an MCO
The primary responsibility of a managed care organization (MCO) is to evaluate the current and future medical needs of injured workers by reviewing and approving treatments, paying medical bills, and providing rehabilitation referrals. However, the full scope of an...