Employers & Case Managers

Occupational Health for Overland Park and Johnson County Employers

A work injury costs you the most when it stalls. You need a Kansas clinic that can evaluate the worker fast, document findings cleanly and chart a safe path back to duty. Core Medical Center is a physician-led, integrated occupational health practice on Barkley in Overland Park, KS, serving employers and case managers across Johnson County and the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City metro. Our location sits a short drive from Overland Park Regional Medical Center and AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, with the medical care, the paperwork and the return-to-work plan all kept in one place.

In short: we are your single Kansas point of contact for injured-worker evaluation, accurate and timely documentation, and modified-duty plans that protect both the employee and the claim.

Who We Serve on the Kansas Side

We deal directly with the people responsible for moving a workplace injury toward resolution:

• Overland Park and Johnson County employers and HR teams who want prompt evaluation, defensible records and shorter claim duration
• Kansas workers’ compensation case managers tracking treatment, restrictions and recovery milestones
• Federal agency coordinators running OWCP claims under the Department of Labor
• Third-party administrators and adjusters who need objective, on-time status reports
• Safety officers at Kansas City metro worksites building post-incident protocols

The Way We Keep a Claim Moving

The point is to remove the friction from the file. From the first appointment, the worker travels through one connected system instead of a scattered set of separate visits.

• One physician-directed contact who owns the case start to finish
• Same-week, and often same-day, evaluation of referred Kansas employees
• Objective status reports with clearly written work restrictions
• Direct lines to the case manager, the adjuster and, where appropriate, the employer
• Connected treatment spanning medical care, occupational therapy and work conditioning and work hardening
• Return-to-work and modified-duty guidance that is concrete enough to act on

Because our medical, chiropractic, physical therapy and rehabilitation staff share one Overland Park building, a worker’s diagnosis, treatment and documentation never drift apart. That tightens the window between injury and a documented return, and that window is where claim cost lives.

Injuries and Programs We Route in Overland Park

The bulk of the claims we manage are musculoskeletal and repetitive-strain injuries. We frequently coordinate care for back pain, herniated disc and neuropathy, plus the shoulder, knee and lifting injuries common on metro job sites.

Depending on how the claim is filed, a Kansas employer or case manager can route the worker into:

• Kansas 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 ahead of a full release

Why Core Medical Center in Overland Park

An occupational health partner is only as strong as the medical authority behind each report. Care here is directed by Dr. Aston Goldsworthy, DC, MSN, FNP-BC, whose work centers on occupational and federal injury medicine, with rehabilitation led by physical therapist Matt Elniff, PT, MPT, FAAOMPT. Between them they own the full span of a claim, from the opening exam through conditioning to a documented release.

For Kansas employers and case managers, that translates to:

• One physician-directed clinic in place of several vendors per claim
• Documentation written to stand behind both the claim and the work-restriction call
• A steady return-to-work focus that keeps modified duty realistic and safe
• Kansas workers’ comp, OWCP, DOT and occupational therapy handled in the same Overland Park building

We operate as a “pain control clinic” and “chiropractor” inside a broader integrated medical model, so a worker who needs more than one discipline stays in one location instead of bouncing across town.

What Happens When You Send a Referral

Forward the referral, the incident details and any claim or authorization information you have on hand. We confirm an appointment, evaluate the worker and return a clear status report with restrictions and next steps to the case manager. From there we keep you posted at every milestone until the worker is released to duty.

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