When you are hurt on the job in Illinois, you generally speaking have the right to choose your own doctor. The insurance company can’t dictate who you treat with, but does have a right to send you to a one time exam called an independent medical examination or IME. It’s not so “independent” in many … Continue Reading
Someone who recently clicked on my chat button (which I assume you’ve seen already) and asked a really good question. She wanted to know how long it would take to get her IME report. An IME report is an “independent medical exam” finding. Basically, the insurance company gets to pick a doctor to examine you … Continue Reading