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Partner with an OIS clinic

The Occupational Injury Service (OIS) is for employers seeking expedited access to medical services for his or her injured workers with a focus on return to work.

This program aligns with medical clinics that provide timely and appropriate medical care and disability management services specifically for occupational injuries, with emphasis on immediate (i.e., same day) communication with the employer to facilitate safe return to work.

OIS provides employers with:

  • same date access to a physician with a background in occupational medicine and WCB-Alberta training (within 15 to 30 minutes of arrival)
  • same day completion and submission of reports
  • identification and coordination of required medical services
  • earlier access to required medical and diagnostic tests, specifically MRI, CT and bone scans
  • earlier access to specialists and surgical procedures, if needed
  • completion of disability management reports that detail physical work capabilities and limitations to help determine return to work dates and tasks
  • worker and employer injury management education
  • development of a safe return to work plan

Employer benefits of OIS:

  • decrease in time-lost (TL) claims
  • increase in no-time-lost (NTL) claims with modified work
  • lower claim costs due to earlier return to work and increased proportion of no-time-lost modified work claims

OIS also provides the worker’s family practitioner with details of the treatment plan.

OIS resources

For information, to sign up for OIS or to order printed posters please call 780-498-3219 or e-mail us.

Employers, who have signed up for OIS, can access this program in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Hinton, Leduc, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer.