Medical file-based assessment –Clarity from the file
File-based insurance medicine assessments, possible within 72 hours, with a personal video call – for insurers, occupational benefit institutions (including pension funds), legal services, HR and case management units as well as other cost bearers in Bern and across Switzerland.
Where the medical appraisal is missing today
Volume of files
Extensive medical files tie up resources.
Time
External medical assessments often take months.
Specialist expertise
Those commissioning an assessment need medical appraisal as an equal partner.
Rapid medical appraisal
A swift appraisal and assessment for planning the further handling of the case.
Four focal points of our assessments
Causality & plausibility check
Review of the medical causal links and of the plausibility of the information provided.
Medical liability & duty of care
Assessment of possible breaches of a physician's duty of care.
Disability & work capacity
Medical appraisal of degrees of disability and of work capacity.
Traceability of diagnosis & treatment
Systematic review of diagnostic and treatment decisions.
Core competences and network
Psychiatry and psychotherapy
General and internal medicine
Surgical specialities
Ophthalmology
Plastic surgery
Dentistry
Further specialist fields will follow.
If we call in external specialist physicians for an assessment, we only do so with your consent. They are bound by the same professional secrecy as we are.
For assessments handled through our specialist network the 72-hour deadline does not apply; we will give you the date when we confirm the mandate.
Four steps to the assessment
Mandate & appointment
Recording the mandate and scheduling – fast and lean.
Transmit files securely
End-to-end encrypted transmission of all documents.
Video call with your team
Certain nuances only emerge in conversation – which is why a direct video call with your team is a fixed part of the process.
Receive the report
A well-founded, medically traceable assessment as a basis for decisions.
Frequently asked questions about the medical file-based assessment
Within 72 hours where the file is of manageable size – arranged individually depending on the size of the case.
There is no upper limit on the size of the file. However, files of more than 100 pages require more time – with very extensive documentation the 72-hour deadline may not always be met.
A broad spectrum from psychiatry through internal medicine to the surgical specialities — the full list is further up on this page. Assessments handled through our specialist network take longer than 72 hours; we will give you the date when we confirm the mandate.
No. Our medical file-based assessment is not a formal expert examination under IV standards and not an expert report under Art. 44 ATSG, but a medical appraisal based on the documents available. It is comprehensibly documented and usable in proceedings, but does not replace a court expert report or an IV expert report.
Daily sickness benefits, accident and private insurers, pension funds and occupational benefit institutions, legal services and legal expenses insurers, HR and case management units as well as other cost bearers and companies.
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