Independent Medical Examination (IME)
Medical-Legal Psychological/Neuropsychological Assessments
Independent medical expertise (or counter-expertise) is often needed in legal cases or in situations that may potentially lead to litigation. In such instances, our bilingual team of over 20 Y2CP caring and dedicated, licensed psychologists and neuropsychologists provide in depth and comprehensive, unbiased and evidence based Independent Medical Examinations (IME) (psychological and neuropsychological), catastrophic assessments and file reviews.
Our Psychologists and Neuropsychologists provide the following independent, expert support to insurance companies, law firms, employers, etc. in order to facilitate the resolution of their cases or claims.
Our clients include Personal:
- Injury Law Firms,
- Auto Insurance Companies,
- Life and Health Disability Insurance Companies,
- The Medical-Legal Community,
- Public and Private Sector Employers, and
- Canadian Provincial Workers' Compensation Boards (WSIB, SAAQ, etc.).
Y2CP strives to provide its clients with the most professional, personalized, respectful and results-oriented services. Y2CP professionals are also available for in person, phone or videoconferencing pre and post assessment consultations with our clients. We offer assessment services in the Gatineau, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal areas.
Medical-Legal Psychological / Neuropsychological Assessments
Y2CP Medical-Legal psychological/neuropsychological assessment services are most often used by law firms. Our Y2CP team provides psychological and neuropsychological assessments as well as peer file reviews for both plaintiff and defense law firms as well as in-house counsel representing insurance companies.
In medical-legal cases, Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists are well trained in building detailed, trial ready expertise or counter expertise dossiers for our clients. Furthermore, they have important experience in defending their conclusions in court or arbitration hearings and are available to do so as expert witnesses, whether to validate a given opinion or discredit another expert opinion that has been provided.
Accident Benefits
Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists assist clients such as accident benefits adjusters and insurance company lawyers in their disposition of claims and cases. Our psychological/ neuropsychological assessment reports are prepared with the level of detail required for court and our professionals are available as expert witnesses for arbitration or trial, be it to validate an assessment or provide counter expertise discrediting a competing assessment.
Employers
Mental illness is one of the leading causes of work disability (70 per cent are "total disability" costs). It manifests itself in the workplace in various ways, including mood disorders (anxiety), harassment, and violence. Costs related to health care and lost productivity at work add up to a staggering $51 billion per year (Health Statistics Canada, 2008). This underlines the importance of seriously addressing psychological health at work in order to minimize its impact on employees, their work environment, and their productivity.
In this regard, Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists provide important, much needed professional expertise to Human Resource departments requiring Independent Medical Examinations (IME) or Medical-Legal Assessments for employees of their organizations. Our team provides the same expert guidance to executives and small business owners. Our specialized assessment process (related to risk/mental fitness) involves a combination of psychometric tools and structured interviews to provide our clients — within days — with an accurate risk assessment rating/report specific to hiring/promoting/reassigning candidates/employees.
Independent medical expertise (or counter-expertise) is often needed in legal cases or in situations that may potentially lead to litigation. In such instances, our bilingual team of over 20 Y2CP caring and dedicated, licensed psychologists and neuropsychologists provide in depth and comprehensive, unbiased and evidence based Independent Medical Examinations (IME) (psychological and neuropsychological), catastrophic assessments and file reviews.
Our Psychologists and Neuropsychologists provide the following independent, expert support to insurance companies, law firms, employers, etc. in order to facilitate the resolution of their cases or claims.
Our clients include Personal:
- Injury Law Firms,
- Auto Insurance Companies,
- Life and Health Disability Insurance Companies,
- The Medical-Legal Community,
- Public and Private Sector Employers, and
- Canadian Provincial Workers' Compensation Boards (WSIB, SAAQ, etc.).
Y2CP strives to provide its clients with the most professional, personalized, respectful and results-oriented services. Y2CP professionals are also available for in person, phone or videoconferencing pre and post assessment consultations with our clients. We offer assessment services in the Gatineau, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal areas.
Medical-Legal Psychological / Neuropsychological Assessments
Y2CP Medical-Legal psychological/neuropsychological assessment services are most often used by law firms. Our Y2CP team provides psychological and neuropsychological assessments as well as peer file reviews for both plaintiff and defense law firms as well as in-house counsel representing insurance companies.
In medical-legal cases, Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists are well trained in building detailed, trial ready expertise or counter expertise dossiers for our clients. Furthermore, they have important experience in defending their conclusions in court or arbitration hearings and are available to do so as expert witnesses, whether to validate a given opinion or discredit another expert opinion that has been provided.
Accident Benefits
Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists assist clients such as accident benefits adjusters and insurance company lawyers in their disposition of claims and cases. Our psychological/ neuropsychological assessment reports are prepared with the level of detail required for court and our professionals are available as expert witnesses for arbitration or trial, be it to validate an assessment or provide counter expertise discrediting a competing assessment.
Employers
Mental illness is one of the leading causes of work disability (70 per cent are "total disability" costs). It manifests itself in the workplace in various ways, including mood disorders (anxiety), harassment, and violence. Costs related to health care and lost productivity at work add up to a staggering $51 billion per year (Health Statistics Canada, 2008). This underlines the importance of seriously addressing psychological health at work in order to minimize its impact on employees, their work environment, and their productivity.
In this regard, Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists provide important, much needed professional expertise to Human Resource departments requiring Independent Medical Examinations (IME) or Medical-Legal Assessments for employees of their organizations. Our team provides the same expert guidance to executives and small business owners. Our specialized assessment process (related to risk/mental fitness) involves a combination of psychometric tools and structured interviews to provide our clients — within days — with an accurate risk assessment rating/report specific to hiring/promoting/reassigning candidates/employees.
Further information
For further information regarding our IME services, consult the links below:
Independent Psychological/ Neuropsychological Examinations (IME) or Medical-Legal Assessments
Y2CP psychologists or neuropsychologists are often contracted by insurers, lawyers, and employers to conduct an IME, which is a one-time Independent Medical Examination or Medical-Legal Assessment. It is usually conducted to determine the cause and extent of an individual's injury when liability is an issue. Our professionals provide an objective, third-party assessment of the examinee's psychological and/or neuropsychological status and are not influenced by the source that refers the examination or by the pre-existing doctor-patient relationship.
File Reviews
In cases where there are multiple or conflicting professional opinions, Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists conduct peer file reviews in the course of which they examine all available records and respond to specific questions posed to them on issues such as causation, impairment or appropriateness of care. Demand for such reviews often arises in cases of automobile accidents, workers' compensation, disability, and one's return to work. Our final reports are unbiased and are based on objective data.
Minor and Catastrophic Assessments
A Minor or Catastrophic Assessment determines the extent and permanence of a person's injuries and is used, for example, in the case of an automobile accident victim. The assessments evaluate the victim's psychological and/or neuropsychological state to determine if the person is injured and if these injuries impact their daily living and ability to work. Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists are trained in the use of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment and in catastrophic impairment assessments.
Return to Work/Fitness for Duty Risk Assessments
A Return to Work or a Fitness for Duty Risk Assessment is an objective and comprehensive evaluation of an examinee's psychological condition. Our Y2CP psychologists and neuropsychologists particularly focus on determining the level of risk to the worker's and coworkers' safety associated with the individual remaining in or returning to the work environment. To that end, such Workplace Risk Assessments often also involve interviews with members of the examinee's family, workplace supervisors, and colleagues.
For more information, visit our "Specialised Assessments: Risk/Mental Fitness" section.
Psychological Assessments
Psychological assessments are comprehensive evaluation methods used to diagnose psychological problems and disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–V (DSM–V) has long been considered the Bible of diagnosis and treatment. Proper diagnosis is often the foundation of treatment decisions made by mental health practitioners.
For more information, visit our "Psychological Assessment" section.
Neuropsychological Assessments
Neuropsychological assessments should be considered when it is important to evaluate learning disabilities and cognitive dysfunction — whatever the age. When there is a disturbance in the normal pattern of brain-behaviour relationship, deficits in learning, behaviour, mood, and development are created. These may be related to injury, illness, or genetic coding. Neuropsychological assessments provide the means to understand these problems.
For more information, visit our "Neuropsychological Assessment" section.
Please contact Dr. Yaniv Benzimra by phone at 819-777-7744 x248 or by email at yaniv.benzimra@y2cp.com for more details.
