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Challenges in management of workers’ compensation patients

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Orthopedic surgeons are often called upon to care for injured workers; however, these cases can present with many unique challenges.

“[Workers’ compensation patients] are in a unique environment,” John D. Di Paola, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Occupational Orthopedics in Tualatin, Oregon, told Orthopedics Today. “They are affected by multiple factors that are the result of that environment, which is created by the workers’ compensation system.”

In this Cover Story, Orthopedics Today explores the biggest clinical and practice management obstacles presented by this patient population and how surgeons can best manage these patients.