Resource Centre for Healthcare Professionals

Doctors and other treatment providers are an integral part of any personal injury claim.  After an injury, your patients may apply for accident benefits from their auto insurance company, and in Ontario, this requires completing OCF forms. Knowing how to complete this paperwork accurately helps ensure those in your care have the financial support they need to heal both physically and mentally.

Healthcare professionals play a key role in helping their patients recover from the injuries they receive in a motor vehicle accident. Whether you are a physician, chiropractor, occupational or physical therapist, psychologist, optometrist, or speech therapist, you play a key part in the recovery of an injured person. You must not only assess the injuries but determine their extent and recommend both, a treatment plan as well as an assessment of the long-term impact of the injuries.

When an accident victim files an injury lawsuit, lawyers are not the only professionals who play a vital role in the proceedings.  Doctors and other health practitioners are key to ensuring the injured party receives the compensation they deserve to help them during recovery. 

When your patient has a legitimate injury and is not faking pain, your notes support this.  If your diagnosis does not match what your patient is claiming, lawyers will be suspicious that a patient is making a fake personal injury claim.  Ensuring that you provide complete medical records to lawyers helps reduce mistaken suspicion of personal injury fraud.