Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the announcement from Rising Medical Solutions of its acquisition of Preferred Disability Management (PDM), a regional case management company based in Carmel, Indiana.
Rising noted that it expects the acquisition to supplement its own service portfolio by adding PDM’s services including telephonic, field-based, and catastrophic case management, as well as medical record analysis, physician peer reviews, triage services, independent medical evaluations, life care planning, medical cost projections, and RTW assessments. PDM focuses on service delivery in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Michigan. Rising also noted that throughout its history, PDM has averaged a 6:1 ROI by helping injured employees recover sooner.