Alberta
Independent medical assessments in Edmonton
IMECore arranges IMEs and file reviews for Edmonton workplace and auto files.
In-person assessments in Edmonton are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer. Video assessments are available across Alberta.
The problem
An Edmonton WCB file hides the decision the examiner must answer
Appeal deadlines run while the referral carries history but not the decision under review. The examiner writes generally, and the panel returns the file with its real question.
- The decision under appeal is missing from the referral package.
- Northern treating records arrive after the booking date.
What changes
What IMECore does about it
The appeal question leads
Stated on the case before anything is booked.
Book against a real date
The report date shows from intake.
Payers
Payers this market recognises
WCB-Alberta
Workplace injury files, return-to-work planning, and appeal questions.
Section B benefits
Statutory accident benefits under Alberta auto policies.
Disability carriers
Own-occupation and any-occupation disability files.
Alberta counsel
Plaintiff and defence files needing causation and care opinions.
Claim types
Common files here
- Claim type
Workers' compensation
We coordinate the examination and deliver a report in the board's language: work-relatedness, restrictions, and the rating the claim file needs.
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Auto and accident benefits
We coordinate the examination and deliver the records and a report that answers each question the referral asked.
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File review, no exam
The examiner reviews the records and delivers an opinion that says exactly what the paper supports, and what it does not.
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Assessment types
What you can refer
- Independent Medical Examination (IME)
- Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE, called Functional Abilities Evaluation or FAE in Ontario)
- Medical File Review (paper review)
- Insurer Examination (IE, Section 44)
- Psychological Assessment
- Psychiatric Assessment
- Neuropsychological Assessment
- Virtual Assessment
How to refer
Four steps, start to finish
- 1
Send the referral
Forward the referral, questions, and due date.
- 2
We mark the track
Section B, tort, or WCB-Alberta is set on intake.
- 3
Records land on the case
Notes, imaging, and priors attach with source.
- 4
Review and release
Release waits until every question is answered.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Do you have an office in Edmonton?
No. IMECore leases no examining rooms in Edmonton. In-person visits are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer, and video assessments run across Alberta.
What should a WCB-Alberta appeal referral include?
The decision under appeal, the panel's questions, and the complete record to date. With those three, the examiner writes to the appeal instead of around it.
Do northern Alberta files route through Edmonton?
They can. Where travel is impractical, file reviews and video examinations carry the file, and in-person visits are confirmed when you refer.
Refer a case, get back a signed report
Send the referral and the questions. A coordinator confirms the file and what it still needs, then IMECore coordinates the examination and delivers a signed report.