by Jennifer M. Smith, Esq.

Medical treatment is a huge component of workers’ compensation claims. It is important for employees to treat with good physicians who also understand the workers’ compensation system. In Georgia, the Panel of Physicians is a list of doctor and/or facilities authorized to treat an employee following a work injury. The employer, usually in consultation with the insurer, selects the doctors on the panel. The most traditional panel is a list of at least six unaffililated physiicans or clinics with at least one orthopedic surgeon and no more than two industrial clinics. Sometimes it is difficult to find physicians in certain geographic areas or certain specialties to treat the injured employee or for selection on the panel, however.

Our website has a “Doctor Search” tool, under Resources, which enables the user to search for physicians by specialty, by city and even by company or group practice name. To use this resource, please click on the following link: https://atkinsdavid.com/find-ga-wc-doctor/

If you need assistance in building a valid panel of physicians or need a valid panel for a certain region in Georgia, contact us at Jennifer.Smith@atkinsdavid.com or (404) 446-4481.