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Independent medical assessments in Nova Scotia
IMECore arranges IMEs, file reviews, and psychological assessments for WCB Nova Scotia, Section B auto, and disability files.
In-person assessments in Nova Scotia communities are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer. Video assessments are available across the province.
The problem
A Nova Scotia referral crosses the province while the records stay put
Examiners and workers move between Halifax and the regions while treating notes stay in local clinics. The booking is set before the full record travels, and the examiner answers from part of the file.
- Regional clinic notes arrive after the booking is set.
- WCB and Section B questions share a desk with different rules.
What changes
What IMECore does about it
Records travel before the worker does
The file is assembled before the visit is set.
Travel quoted per file
Travel for an in-person examiner is arranged and quoted per file.
Payers
Payers this market recognises
WCB Nova Scotia
Workplace injury files with return-to-work dates.
Section B auto
Nova Scotia auto files with medical and rehabilitation benefits.
Disability carriers
Short- and long-term disability files at own- or any-occupation stages.
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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Long-term disability
We coordinate the examination and deliver a report that tests job demands, duration, and restrictions, so the file can move.
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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
The referral letter, the questions, and the due date open the case.
- 2
Set the setting
In-person or video is confirmed before anything is booked.
- 3
Build the file
Treating records and imaging arrive with source and date attached.
- 4
Answer every question
The report releases when each referral question has an answer.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Do you have an office in Nova Scotia?
No. IMECore leases no examining rooms in Nova Scotia. In-person visits are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer, and video assessments run across the province.
Does the examiner travel to the worker?
Travel for an in-person examiner is arranged and quoted per file, so distance never decides the referral. Video assessments run across the province where the questions allow.
Which assessment types run in Nova Scotia?
Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Medical File Review (paper review), Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.
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.