Helping You Resolve Claims Faster

Right now, your program is reactive:

• Claims drift off their expected recovery path without early detection
• Workers are removed from work for non-essential medical reasons
• Clinical notes and treatment plans go unchallenged
• Litigation becomes the primary escalation tool

By the time a claim is labeled “high risk,” the outcome is already set.

We run the medical strategy for your entire workers’ compensation program.

Most employers think medical oversight means reviewing a handful of complex claims once they’re already broken.

That’s not oversight — that’s triage.

Real oversight means governing every claim, from Day 1, so they never become complex in the first place.

We are not a vendor. We are your medical leadership team.

Book a call or email us at info@ascendoccmed.com today to begin.

The ASCEND Work Comp Q&A Exchange is a private, members-only space where employers, risk professionals, brokers, and attorneys can post their workers’ comp questions and get direct answers from board-certified occupational medicine physicians specializing in proactive disability management and timely claim resolution.

Here’s what you get as a member:

• Direct Q&A Access → Post your workers’ comp questions anytime and get clear answers from board-certified occupational medicine physicians.
• Fast Responses → No more waiting weeks for outside opinions. Get practical guidance you can use in your program within 48 hours (excluding holidays and weekends).
• Peer Learning → See how other employers are handling similar situations, share your experiences, and avoid repeating costly mistakes.
• Resource Library → Access a growing archive of past Q&A discussions so you can learn from every claim scenario.

For annual and team pricing, email us at info@ascendoccmed.com.

A worker sustained a low back injury, leading to a severely herniated disc. Surgery was required but there were multiple complications along the recovery journey, leading to claim costs of over $462,000. Claim costs were expected to surpass $700,000 over the worker’s lifetime and a reserve amount of $1 million was set.  Within three weeks of applying our strategies, utilization review overturned their repeated denial, allowing the worker to receive the secondary surgery she needed. With her eventual return to sedentary work, the employer saved approximately $1 million.

A worker sustained a knee sprain, an injury typically expected to heal within four to twelve weeks. However, the claim remained unresolved for over one year. Within two months of applying our strategies, the claim was closed, saving the employer approximately $17,870.

A worker sustained an ankle sprain, an injury typically expected to heal within six weeks. However, the claim remained unresolved for over six months. Within two months of applying our strategies, the claim was closed, saving the employer approximately $23,401.

Return-to-work timelines shouldn’t be guesswork.

Join ODG + ASCEND Occupational Medicine Consulting for a practical training on turning ODG Treatment Guidelines into clear, medically grounded RTW timelines that providers follow, employers can plan around, and claims teams can execute—so claims close faster and disability doesn’t drift.

Learn how ASCEND converts ODG timelines into actionable conversations that align the worker, treating provider, employer, and adjuster around the same recovery expectations.

Some workers’ compensation claims don’t fail loudly. They fail quietly—and never recover.

The four claims no one wants are the ones that drift off course early, harden into prolonged disability, and quietly inflate costs long before anyone realizes the outcome was predictable.

In this educational webinar, we break down the four claim patterns that consistently derail recovery—and show how to identify them early, before they escalate into costly, entrenched cases.

You’ll learn how to spot the clinical and behavioral warning signs that indicate a claim is deviating from its expected healing course, and how early recognition changes the trajectory of return to work.

Designed for employers, risk professionals, and brokers who want fewer stalled claims and clearer decision-making.