Employers & Case Managers

Occupational Health for Kansas City Employers and Case Managers

When an employee gets hurt on the job, you need one clinic that can evaluate quickly, document clearly and get that worker back to safe duty. Core Medical Center is a physician-led, integrated occupational health practice in Blue Springs, MO, serving employers and case managers across the Greater Kansas City metro. We keep the medical care, the paperwork and the return-to-work plan aligned under one roof, minutes from Saint Luke’s East Hospital.

In short: we are your single point of contact for injured-worker care, fast and accurate documentation, and return-to-work plans that protect both the employee and your bottom line.

Who We Help

We work directly with the people who manage workplace injuries and benefit claims:

• Employers and HR teams who need prompt evaluation, defensible documentation and lower claim duration
• Workers’ compensation case managers coordinating treatment, restrictions and milestones
• Federal agency coordinators managing OWCP claims under the Department of Labor
• Third-party administrators and adjusters who need timely, objective status reports
• Safety managers building post-incident and return-to-work protocols

How We Coordinate Care

Our goal is to take the friction out of the claim. From the first visit, your assigned worker moves through a connected system instead of a string of disconnected appointments.

• A single physician-directed point of contact for the whole case
• Same-week, and often same-day, evaluation of referred employees
• Clear, objective status reports with documented work restrictions
• Direct communication with the case manager, adjuster and, when relevant, the employer
• Coordinated treatment across medical care, occupational therapy and work conditioning and work hardening
• Return-to-work and modified-duty recommendations that are specific and actionable

Because our medical, chiropractic, physical therapy and rehabilitation teams share one building, a worker’s diagnosis, treatment and documentation stay connected. That shortens the gap between injury and a documented return to duty, which is what controls claim cost.

Injuries and Programs We Coordinate

Most workplace claims we manage involve musculoskeletal and repetitive-strain injuries. We commonly coordinate care for back pain, herniated disc and neuropathy, along with shoulder, knee and lifting injuries.

Depending on the claim type, employers and case managers can route a worker into:

• Workers’ compensation care for state claims
• OWCP evaluation and treatment for federal injured workers
• IME and impairment rating when an independent opinion is needed
• DOT physicals and fitness-for-duty support
• Work conditioning and work hardening to rebuild capacity before full return

Why Core Medical Center

Your occupational health partner needs medical authority behind every report. Care here is led by Dr. Aston Goldsworthy, DC, MSN, FNP-BC, whose practice centers on occupational and federal injury medicine, and rehabilitation is led by physical therapist Matt Elniff, PT, MPT, FAAOMPT. Together they cover the full arc of a claim, from the first evaluation through conditioning and documented release.

For employers and case managers, that means:

• One physician-directed clinic instead of several vendors per claim
• Documentation written to support the claim and the work-restriction decision
• A return-to-work focus that keeps modified duty realistic and safe
• Workers’ comp, OWCP, DOT and occupational therapy handled in the same building in Blue Springs

We function as a “pain control clinic” and “chiropractor” within a broader integrated medical model, so a worker who needs more than one discipline does not get bounced between locations.

What to Expect When You Refer

Send us the referral, the incident details and any claim or authorization information you have. We confirm an appointment, evaluate the worker, and send the case manager a clear status report with restrictions and next steps. From there we keep you updated at each milestone until the worker is released.

Same-week appointments are typically available, and same-day evaluation is often possible for new injuries. To set up a referral relationship or send your first injured worker, book through our scheduling system or call our Blue Springs front desk, and we will coordinate the rest.