In episode 5, Matt Yehling and Patty Reinecke welcome back Midwest Employers Casualty’s (MEC) Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Fernando Branco.  The three discuss the significant role Centers of Excellence (COE) play in the rehabilitation of catastrophically injured employees.

Topics covered include:

• Explain why MEC may recommend a COE for the treatment of a catastrophically injured employee.
• Differentiating COEs from other centers and how to choose the appropriate COE. 
• Measuring treatment outcomes at a COE
• The COE’s process and level of communication prior to admission, treatment, and discharge.
• Determining fair pricing.