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Occupational Medicine Frequently Asked Questions2025-01-14T12:04:10-07:00
## Occupational Medicine FAQs
View answers to frequently asked questions about our occupational medicine services. If you have additional questions not covered below, please  and we’ll be happy to assist you.
How does employee testing create a safer workplace?2017-06-28T21:26:44-06:00
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When employees are validated as capable to perform their tasks through testing, the results include not only a safer workplace but one that’s more productive, with fewer work-related injuries and lower costs.
How does employee testing help control costs?2017-06-28T21:26:14-06:00
Verifying that employees are fit for tasks demanded by their jobs, and properly screened for both prior injuries, conditions and substance abuse, helps ensure a healthy workforce. Employers utilizing Employee Testing programs experience typical work injury reductions of 50% during the first year of implementation with continued reductions in the second and third years.
Does Peak Form offer on-site testing?2017-06-28T21:25:44-06:00
Our on-site occupational health care team can come to your workplace for a range of cost effective screening, testing, treatment, and prevention and job site assessment programs.
What’s the advantage of choosing Peak Form?2017-06-28T21:25:10-06:00
Our Colorado Level II certified Occupational Medicine specialists provide comprehensive corporate healthcare and fitness and employee testing services to companies of all sizes in and around the Front Range area. Peak Form uses the nationally recognized and cost-effective 
What’s the best place to get my workers’ comp questions answered?2017-06-28T21:24:31-06:00
Employees and Employers: For the most up-to-date information on Workers’ Compensation in Colorado, please consult the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment: <
What is workers’ comp and do employees pay for it?2017-09-29T17:36:44-06:00
Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides wage replacement and medical treatment for employees with work-related injuries or illnesses. The employer pays for this insurance and informs employees on coverage, protocols, providers and treatment centers.
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# Boulder
695 South Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305
# Brighton
1093 E Bridge Street
Brighton, CO 80601
# Broomfield
1260 E 1st Ave.,
Broomfield, CO 80020
# \*Greeley\*
8225 W 20th St
Greeley, CO 80634
\*Coming January, 2025\*
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Workers’ Compensation Program2025-01-14T12:04:10-07:00
## Workers’ Compensation Program
When you have injured or ill employees, you want to be assured that they will receive excellent care — and you want a medical partner experienced in the complex Workers’ Compensation process. We’re Workers’ Comp experts, and we’re here to help.
At Peak Form Medical Center’s state-of-the-art facilities we:
* Provide quality, cost effective work-related injury care and rehabilitation
* Partner with you to help your business navigate insurance and regulatory Workers’ Compensation issues
* Prioritize timely and thorough communication with you and your insurance carrier regarding employee treatment, claim status and recovery through full-work status.
## Workplace Injury Management and Rehabilitation Services
We offer professional assessment and treatment plans administered by:
* Board-certified Level II accredited physicians expert in occupational medicine.
* Highly trained and certified physical therapists.
* Staff with in-depth knowledge of the Division of Workers’ Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines.
After causality is established, our staff makes an in-depth evaluation of the employee’s condition. We establish a trust relationship with each patient and communicate treatment guidelines and standard of care. Our goal is to involve the employee in the healing process to ensure a healthy, speedy return to work with the right information and training in how to remain safe on the job.
## Claim Management Services
Our medical providers have expert knowledge about — and adhere strictly to — the Colorado Workers’ Comp guidelines. We maintain all records electronically via our best practices Medical Records System.
To promote the timely, cost-effective processing and resolutions of claims we:
* Coordinate all occupational health care services
* Maintain excellent communications with the employer contact
* Transmit all information as required for state- and employer-mandated compensation reports
* Communicate screening results/appointment details to employer contact
* Keep claims moving towards resolution and return to full-work status.
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## Return to Work Program
* Work Conditioning
* Work Hardening Therapy
* Fit For Duty Evaluations
* Functional Capacity Evaluations
* Impairment Rating
WorkSteps2025-01-14T12:04:10-07:00
## Peak Form Medical Center Offers WorkSTEPS
**WorkSTEPS** is a nationally recognized pre-offer/post-offer Functional Employment Testing Program designed to make better informed hiring decisions that will reduce the occurrence of work related injuries. This approach is centered upon the evaluation and assessment of an individual’s capacities correlated with the physical demands of the job the employee is required to perform. WorkSTEPS is cost effective, creditable, ADA compliant, legally defensible, and virtually eliminates fraud and abuse.
The WorkSTEPS Program was developed in response to industry’s need for reliable, medically/legally defensible employment testing programs which could effectively reduce work place injury incidence and work place injury costs. The Program, which is based upon objective scientific data, and collection, conforms fully to EEOC Guidelines for application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
## WorkSTEPS has developed procedures and processes that include:
1. Job analysis / Worksite assessment
2. Functional employment testing
3. Continued educational training
WorkSTEPS establishes functional testing as a foundation for hiring, fit-for-duty, and return-to-work programs. WorkSTEPS significantly reduces incidence and costs related to work injuries by:
* Appropriately matching employees to the essential functions of their jobs
* Expediting safe, early return to work
* Supplying objective, individualized data that results in case resolution for disputed/fraudulent workers’ compensation cases
## Many Proven Benefits for the Employer
* Cost savings – Significant return on investment
* Provides hiring information so that candidates hired have demonstrated they can safely perform the essential functions of the job
* Documented efficacy in reduction of workplace injury
* Successful litigation of fraudulent injury claims
## Functional Employment Testing Objectives:
* Determine worker capability for new hires
* Based on individual ability
* Founded upon objective data
* Establish realistic treatment goals post injury
* Expedite return to work
* Periodic evaluation of existing workers
* Verify true extent of injuries
## Competitive components of the various WorkSTEPS® Employment Tests:
* Legally Compliant
* Content valid testing based on individualized Essential Job Functions (EJF)
* Built in sincerity of effort evaluation
* Non-discriminatory and consistent
* Safe
* Built in safeguards to eliminate injury during test
* Controlled and conducted according to exact EJF specifications
* Scientific
* Comprised of testing criteria that have been peer-reviewed and published
* Testing bibliography includes studies supported by NIOSH, AMA, and CDC
## LEGITIMATE SETTLEMENTS – based on WorkSTEPS testing data:
“Apportionment”: defined as an employer’s responsibility only to return an injured worker to the condition that existed at the time of his or her employment.
* Based solely upon WorkSTEPS objective testing data, a workers compensation request for temporary partial and temporary total disability were denied to a claimant in Oklahoma City, OK, finding that the claimant’s problems and symptomatology were not related to his work-related injury.
* In the first court case involving WorkSTEPS data, an employee seeking $1.2 million in compensation received a jury award of only $22,000.00 for medical services and legal fees, based primarily upon pre-existing condition data recorded during the WorkSTEPS testing of the employee.
## WorkSTEPS is the industry leader in fields such as:
* Functional Employment Testing
* Pre-Employment Post Offer Testing
* Medical Testing
* Medical and Functional Testing
* Post Employment Testing
* Agility Testing
* Workers’ Compensation Programs
* Injury Prevention
* Injury Management
* Risk Management
* Fit for Duty Testing
On-Site Occupational Medicine Services2025-01-14T12:04:10-07:00
## On-Site Occupational Medicine Services
Peak Form Medical Center offers a variety of on-site Occupational Medicine services. If you have any questions about any of the services you see below, please  for more information.
### Employee Screening/Testing
* Occupational Exposure and Medical Evaluations
* Fit for Duty Examinations
* Pulmonary Function Testing/Spirometry
* Vision Testing
* Hearing Testing/Audiometry
### Physicals
* DOT-CDL physical exam (licensed medical examiner/FMSCSA certified)
* OSHA physical exam
* HAZMAT physical exam
* Immunizations/Vaccinations
* Respirator Fit Testing/OSHA Questionnaire for Respirator Use
* Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood panels
### Ergonomic Evaluations/Job Site Assessments
* Analyze job/task and worksite ergonomics
* Recommend improvements to employee ergonomic health risks
* Recommend workplace condition improvements
* Provide safety and ergonomic programs
### Education
* Safety and ergonomics
* Hearing Conservation Programs
* Workplace regulatory compliance
### Return to Work Program
Workplace Injury Management and Rehabilitation2025-01-14T12:04:10-07:00
## Workplace Injury Management and Rehabilitation
We offer best-practice, comprehensive workplace injury management, treatment and rehabilitation plans administered by occupational medicine experts:
* Our physicians are Level II accredited and Board-Certified
* Our certified and highly trained physical therapists see all patients — we do not use aides
* Our staff has in-depth knowledge of the Division of Workers’ Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines.
### Developing a Treatment Plan
We begin each treatment plan with a careful analysis and evaluation of the employee’s condition. We establish a trust relationship with the patient, and communicate treatment guidelines and standard of care. Our plans feature:
* Timely and effective treatment
* Latest evidence-based clinical tools and methodologies
* Exercise-based physical therapy treatment programs for the home
* Personalized one-on-one care for speedier recovery and return to work.
### Our goal is to involve the employee in the healing process to ensure a healthy, speedy return to work with information and training on how to remain safe on the job.