What is an RCMC?
When Ohio Employee Health Partnership made the decision to enter the Workers' Compensation arena and make application to the BWC, we recognized that your MCO development needed specific components to be successful.
The employers and injured workers already existed. Health care providers had been caring for the injured worker prior to the managed care. Ohio Employee Health Partnership was founded on the simple concept of bringing all these entities together in order to encourage everyone's commitment to the program.
Ohio Employee Health Partnership researched occupational health programs throughout the state. We met and talked with them at great length to ensure that our approach and philosophies paralleled one another. Occupational medicine is a specialty and we wanted Centers that understood and practiced the uniqueness of its delivery. Each of our Centers serves as the liaison for managing cases from First Report of Injury to conclusion and Return-to-work status. This approach and partnership has enhanced our ability to manage care, report efficiently to the BWC and further communicate with the employer/employee involved.
Selecting dedicated occupational health care providers as part of our team has been an integral component to the success of our Managed Care Organization. Acting in concert with our employers and employees to make the HPP successful, our RCMCs are a pivotal point to the continued improvement of managed care for workers’ compensation.