YOUR CLINICAL RESOURCE FOR DISABILITY CLAIMS ASSESSMENT
ATTRIBUTES
CDR is a national independent peer review organization dedicated to the group disability sector. This dedication ensures proper evaluation of your claim file with an unwavering emphasis on evidence-based medicine and clinical objectivity.
We maintain best practices by providing objectively opined reports addressing; impairing diagnoses, co-morbid medical conditions and their relation to function, restrictions and limitations and appropriateness of current treatment regiment(s) to known standards of care.
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Dedicated to Disability
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Our Clinical Quality Assurance (CQA) team is comprised of registered nurses skilled in group disability claims assessment. All reports are fully reviewed prior to client submission ensuring reports deliver:
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Complete assimilation of information: pertinent history, medical assessment considering subjective, objective, claimant and provider statements in a coherent well written / organized report
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Clear and medically sound, evidenced- based rationale and complete answers to questions
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All pertinent diagnoses addressed
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Complete and well written restrictions/limitations and/ or functional status of claimant
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Correct time span being addressed
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Client specifications applied​​
475+
Physician Panel
52+
Physician Specialties
2020
Year Established
SERVICES
Our reviewing physician(s) will perform a peer review on all medical and non-medical claim documentation culminating in a narrative report.
Evidence-based medicine.
A final narrative report will be securely delivered promptly and in accordance with customized turnaround times.
Peer Review
A comprehensive independent review of all medical and non-medical claim documentation by a board certified actively practicing physician.
Peer-to-Peer Review
with Treating Physician
A comprehensive independent peer review that also includes the results of the telephonic clinical discussion between the reviewing physician and the treating physician(s) to gain a mutual understanding of the particulars surrounding the claim.
Panel Review
A comprehensive independent peer review by two or more specialty fields to address a claimant’s co-morbid diagnoses. All facets of the claimant diagnosis, physical and mental impairments are addressed and each physician stays within their scope of specialty.
Appropriateness of Treatment
A comprehensive independent peer review that evaluates the current treatment regiment which opines necessity and appropriateness.
Disability Dedication
Group Disability Carriers
Third Party
Administrators (TPA)
Self-Insured
Employers
SECURITY
CDR operates fully on a cloud-based secure platform that is certified in
accordance with AICPA SOC 2 to deliver credibility and confidence to our
customers by adhering to SOC2 data management requirements, based off of
the five Trust Service Principles;
Security
Privacy
Availability
Processing
Integrity Confidentiality
Contact Us
Wendy Smith
Director of Operations
Kimberly Balfe, RN
Director of Quality Assurance
John McGrath
Executive Vice President
Contact Us
Mailing Address
145 S. Livernois Rd. #326
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
