# Independent medical assessments in Kelowna

> IMECore arranges IMEs and file reviews for Kelowna files, the Interior Health referral centre.

Source: https://imecore.com/locations/kelowna

## Interior files converge on Kelowna with Okanagan records in tow

The Okanagan refers its orthopaedic and chronic-pain questions to Kelowna, while treatment notes stay spread across Penticton, Vernon, and community clinics. Booking the examiner first repeats the Lower Mainland mistake at Interior distances.

- Interior Health physiotherapy notes never make the referral package.
- Chronic-pain questions arrive without the psychology history behind them.

## What IMECore does about it

### Okanagan records pulled together

Outlying clinics contribute before booking.

### Pain files with psychology in scope

Both streams briefed, one coordinated opinion.

## How it runs

1. **Send the referral.** Forward the referral, questions, and due date.
2. **We confirm the setting.** In-person or video, confirmed on referral.
3. **Records land on the case.** Notes, imaging, and priors attach with source.
4. **Review and release.** Release waits until every question is answered.

## Questions people ask

### Do you have an office in Kelowna?

No. IMECore leases no examining rooms in Kelowna. In-person visits are arranged through our examiner network and confirmed when you refer, and video assessments run across the Interior and the province.

### Which assessment types run in Kelowna?

Independent Medical Examination, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Medical File Review (paper review), Psychological Assessment, Psychiatric Assessment, and Virtual Assessment, matched to the referral questions.

### How do you handle chronic-pain files?

Pain opinions need the psychology record, the medication history, and the functional picture together. We assemble all three before the examiner sees the file, so the report speaks to persistence and capacity rather than to one visit.