Description:Hess, Karfomenos & Associates Inc, is an independently owned and operated Medical/Legal Case Management and Consulting company whose primary offices are located physically in Northern Indiana. Established in 2000, our company has risen to a position of national recognition in the fields of Medical Case Management, Life Care Planning, Medicare Set-Aside Allocation and Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling.The staff of Hess, Karfomenos & Associates Inc, has extensive experience in the carrier based and independent administration of outcomes driven medical case management and utilization review/management encompassing the areas of Long Term Disability/Short Term Disability, Workers Compensation, Group Health, Catastrophic Injury, PIP, Auto, and Liability. Our team fluidly interfaces with Third Party Administrators, Stop-Loss Carriers and Re-Insurers, analyzing and/or medically managing large exposure/catastrophic cases, as one of our focused specialty services. In addition, we have provided Medical Legal File Reviews for numerous carriers, as their claims and legal teams have prepared for arbitration and/or trial. Life Care Planning for catastrophic or large medical exposure cases in another of our specialties. Our staff has completed intensive instruction as well as obtaining certification in this subspecialty of nursing practice. An abbreviated and modified version of the Life Care Plan is also available to provide a clear and accurate estimation of exposure on any given medical case, based upon available medical data, pathology and scientific projection of needs. “Snap Shot” medical updates are an economical approach to obtaining not only the latest medical updates on issues of a file, by a licensed medical professional. As Legal Nurse Consultants, we are focused and prepared to provide medical-legal analysis and interface seamlessly with your legal team. In addition, we do provide assistance as expert witnesses, within the area of our expertise. We have established a network of professionals not only locally, but also nationally, to assist you by means of Medical or Chiropractic Peer Review (referral agreements with CompPartners Inc., AllMed and P.R.I.), Independent Medical Examination, procurement of expert witnesses, and specific case appropriate medical interventions through referral to or provider suggestion. We also assist in referral to procurement of DME venders and supplies, prescription services, prosthetics, orthotics, vehicle and home modifications, Therapists and Vocational Rehab Specialists. When you are looking for medical case management as an adjunct for your high profile or high exposure cases, you need not look any further than Hess, Karfomenos & Associates Inc. Members: American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners, American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, Indianapolis Chapter-American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants, CMSA (Case Management Society of America), NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), IWCI (Indiana Worker’s Compensation Institute), OIPRS (Occupational Injury Prevention Rehabilitation Society), IARP (International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals), Academy of Certified Case Managers, American Nurse Association, Indiana State Nurses Association, Emergency Nurse Association, NAMSAP (National Alliance of Medicare Set Aside Professionals), Associate Membership – American Bar Association and the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce.