Marketing
a Work/Comp Practice
THOMAS S.
BAKMAN, D.C., F.A.F.I.C.C.
Industrial
Chiropractor & Worker’s Compensation Case Manager
Fellow of the Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants
AME – QME #913561 – IME
Dr. Bakman
has been heavily involved in treating and evaluating the injured worker
since the early 90's in California’s Central Valley (Fresno). He and a
partner created a trans-disciplinary
treatment program (FIRM, assoc., Inc.) by hiring and utilizing MD, PT, OT
(certified hand therapists), DC and exercise trainers with shared outcome
goals.
Further
success eventually lead to the study of the workers compensation system in
“reverse.” The employer’s final economic costs could now be
better forecasted through using a provider team trained in making better
decisions. This has effected the
experience modification ratios and predictably lowered the
employer’s bottom line.
Dr. Bakman
has actively managed/treated 2,500-3,000 new injuries per year.
Claims were medically channeled from employers and insurance companies.
These musculoskeletal injuries varied from simple to the complex with a
high volume of cumulative trauma.
He has
enjoyed a mutual respect with large insurance carriers (i.e. State
Compensation Fund) and private and public employers (i.e. Target and
Fresno County).
He has
relocated to the Southern California to build a new facility in Huntington
Beach at the former Pacifica hospital facility with Dr. Paul Wakim.
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