One Call Medical Acquires STOPS
June 1, 2010 - One Call Medical (OCM), the nation's leading provider of diagnostic test scheduling for workers' compensation payers, today announced its acquisition of STOPS, a national leader in high quality transportation and interpretation services to the workers' compensation marketplace. (read more)
Workers' Compensation Market Research Identifies Three Key Challenges for 2010
February 23, 2010 - One Call Medical (OCM) today announced the results from a series of market research initiatives, conducted to identify key challenges in the workers’ compensation claims industry. (read more)
Odyssey Investment Partners to Acquire One Call Medical
December 14, 2009 - Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire One Call Medical, Inc. (read more)
U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group Partners with One Call Medical to Deliver "Early, Intense Intervention" for Workers' Compensation
November 16, 2009 - U.S. HealthWorks, a leading operator of occupational health centers in the United States, has partnered with One Call Medical in delivering its "early, intense intervention" model for workers' compensation. (read more)
One Call Medical Recognized for Outstanding Workplace Practices
November 2, 2009 - One Call Medical today announced that it received the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexbility. (read more)
Study Presented at AANEM Reveals Significant Percentage of Unreliable Electrodiagnostic Tests Among Non-prequalified Providers
October 26, 2009 - One Call Medical study finds provider credentialing is the key to quality test results. (read more)
A Tunnel of Errors
Risk and Insurance, June 2010
June 1, 2010 - Last year, Dr. John Robinton, One Call Medical’s medical director, presented study results at the AANEM Meeting, which revealed a significant percentage of Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) performed by uncredentialed providers were highly unreliable. In the article, Dr. Adam Seidner, national medical director at Travelers and co-author of the AANEM poster presentation, was interviewed on how he is reducing diagnostic errors with the help of One Call Medical. (read more)
Recognizing & Addressing Top Nurse Needs in Workers’ Compensation
Florida Underwriter, April 2010
April 15, 2010 - There is no arguing that nurses are an extremely valuable resource to the workers’ compensation process. Serving as patient advocates, nurse case managers (NCMs) help to ensure that injured workers receive the quality medical services they need to make the best possible recovery. (read more)
Radiology Management Strategies That Can Save Your Plan Money
Employee Benefit News, April 2010
April 5, 2010 - Innovations in diagnostic radiology have led to advances in the field of medicine. Today, MRI, CT and PET scans enable physicians to detect, diagnose and treat medical conditions much sooner and with increased accuracy. (read more)
Diagnosing What Works in Radiology
Risk & Insurance, April 2010
April 1, 2010 - The use of advanced radiology is growing about 18 percent to 20 percent annually, so it pays to pick the brain of Kent Spafford, whose company handles 40 percent of all workers' comp-related diagnostic tests--about technology, data and cost savings. (read more)
A Call to Action
Inside Healthcare, October 2009
November 2, 2009 - If measuring the strength of a company all comes down to the value of its services, then One Call Medical is one strong company. (read more)
The Value of Managing Diagnostic Claims
By Don Duford, President, One Call Medical
Risk Management Magazine, October 2009
October 7, 2009 - As the debate over health care reform continues, the challenge of managing diagnostic claims costs and quality have increasingly come to light. (read more)
Diagnostic Radiology Costs: The New Frontier for Managed Costs
By Don Duford, President, One Call Medical
Self-Insurer Magazine, May 2009
May 6, 2009 - Medical inflation has always been a key concern for self-insured workers' compensation and group health programs, but with today's tough economic climate, the need to control medical spending is even more urgent. (read more)
A Tighter Rein
From BusinessInsurance.com
May 4, 2009 - As the recession continues to bite, risk managers are trying to rein in their costs by asking a wide range of vendors—from medical service providers to insurers—to cut their prices. (read more)
Radiology Costs Growing at Rapid Pace
Excerpted from Visions, the periodical of the NAOHP
March/April 2009 - Diagnostic radiology is the fastest growing medical expense in workers’ compensation, according to the Association of Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).(read more)
Managing Growing Medical Expenses
By Pam Landefeld, Vice President Planning & Strategy, One Call Medical
Workers Compensation Educational Conference, February 2009
February 20, 2009 - What’s the fastest rising medical cost today in workers’ compensation? It’s not hospital services. It’s not prescription drugs. It’s not physical therapy. The fastest growing medical expense today is diagnostic radiology. (
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Managing High-End Radiology Costs
By Bill Colacurcio, Director of Marketing, One Call Medical
Risk and Insurance Magazine, April 2007
April 1, 2007 - Today, more than $70 billion is spent nationally on radiology testing. Of that, $35 billion is directly related to high-end radiology, magnetic resonance imaging or CT scans, for example. (read more)
Calling Out
Despite a flat workers’ comp market, Kent Spafford says that his company continues to thrive.
April 19, 2006 - The number of workers’ compensation claims has been dropping 10% year over year, yet One Call Medical, a claims processing company, has grown steadily. (read more)
