BI ANNUAL DIRECTORY OF REHABILITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS: E-F

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Ellis & Associates Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 305,
Burr Ridge, Ill. 60521; 630-887-4747; fax: 630-887-4077
1997 revenues
Total $3,400,000
% rehab services direct to employers 12.1%
Rehab services direct to employers $410,000
Staff
Total 55
Professionals 38
Including: 23 RNs, 15 vocational counselors
Designations: 15 CRCs, 12 CDMSs, 4 CRRNs, 18 CCMs
Customers
Total 220
Corporate/institutional clients 20
Claims administrators/TPAs 18
Insurance companies 85
Cases
Closed in 1997 2,330
IME cases 50
Expert opinion cases 300
Rehab services since: 1979.
Services: Prescreening of cases for rehabilitation intervention, telephone case management, onsite medical case management, medical assessment, job analysis, return-to-work modification and coordination, IMEs, vocational assessment and testing, vocational counseling and plan development, labor market survey, job-seeking skill training, job placement, testimony and expert opinion, long-term and short-term disability management.
Other services: Hospital bill audits, provider bill audits, PPO access.
Coverage: Workers compensation, auto liability, short-term disability, long-term disability.
Service area: Nationwide.
Compensation: Per hour, $60 to $85.
Officers: Cindy R. Ellis, president.
ESIS Inc.
1601 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19192-2325; 215-761-6779; fax: 215-761-5476
1997 revenues*
Total $170,000,000
% rehab services direct to employers 1%
Rehab services direct to employers $7,000,000
Staff
Total 283
Professionals 251
Including: 161 RNs, 88 vocational counselors, 15 degreed professionals, 19 physicians
Designations: 88 CRCs, 141 CDMSs, 188 CRRNs, 88 CCMs
Customers
Total 328
Corporate/institutional clients 328
Cases
Closed in 1997 13,514
IME cases 212
Expert opinion cases 6
Rehab services since: 1971.
Parent: INA Financial Services Corp.
Services: Prescreening of cases for rehabilitation intervention, telephone case management, onsite medical case management, medical assessment, job analysis, return-to-work modification and coordination, IMEs, vocational assessment and testing, vocational counseling and plan development, labor market survey, job-seeking skill training, job placement, testimony and expert opinion.
Other services: Preadmissions certification, concurrent hospital treatment review, length of stay determination, discharge planning, outpatient utilization review, patient advocacy programs, retrospective review, second surgical opinion, provider bill audits, PPO access, network-based managed care delivery systems, demand management.
Coverage: Workers compensation, auto liability, general liability, auto no-fault.
Service area: Nationwide.
Compensation: Per hour; flat rate pricing for early intervention.
Officers: Raymond E. Hafner, president; Brian P. O'Hara, vp/CFO; Sharon E. Simpson, vp-sales.
Contact: William Bruce Hemphill, director-legal services; 215-761-6784.
* Estimates.
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FARA Healthcare Management
2360 Fifth Ave., Mandeville, La. 70471; 504-624-8383; fax: 504-624-8489
www.fara.com
1997 revenues
Total $13,300,000
% rehab services direct to employers 17%
Rehab services direct to employers $2,300,000
Staff
Total 30
Professionals 26
Including: 20 RNs, 6 vocational counselors
Customers
Total 257
Corporate/institutional clients 197
Claims administrators/TPAs 2
Insurance companies 46
Other 12
Cases
Closed in 1997 4,987
Rehab services since: 1992.
Parent: F.A. Richard & Associates Inc.
Services: Prescreening of cases for rehabilitation intervention, telephone case management, onsite medical case management, medical assessment, job analysis, return-to-work modification and coordination, vocational assessment and testing, vocational counseling and plan development, labor market survey, job-seeking skill training, job placement, testimony and expert opinion.
Other services: Preadmissions certification, concurrent hospital treatment review, length of stay determination, discharge planning, outpatient utilization review, retrospective review, second surgical opinion, hospital bill audits, provider bill audits, PPO access.
Coverage: Workers compensation, auto liability, general liability, short-term disability, long-term disability.
Service area: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.
Compensation: Per case, $70 to $105; per hour, $65 to $85.
Officers: Francis A. Richard, chairman; Todd Richard, president/CEO; Reed A. Bell, executive vp; Dan Clark, senior vp.
Contact: Reed A. Bell.
Ferra & Associates
P.O. Box 9339, Bakersfield, Calif. 93389; 805-327-0911; fax: 805-327-2318
1997 revenues
Total $573,346
% rehab services direct to employers 54%
Rehab services direct to employers $310,000
Staff
Total 5
Professionals 5
Including: 5 vocational counselors
Designations: 2 CRCs
Customers
Total 95
Corporate/institutional clients 27
Claims administrators/TPAs 25
Insurance companies 30
Cases
Closed in 1997 275
Expert opinion cases 13
Rehab services since: 1979.
Services: Prescreening of cases for rehabilitation intervention, telephone case management, job analysis, return-to-work modification and coordination, vocational assessment and testing, vocational counseling and plan development, labor market survey, job-seeking skill training, job placement, testimony and expert opinion.
Coverage: Workers compensation.
Service area: California.
Compensation: Per hour, $65.
Officers: Kenneth P. Ferra, Linda M. Ferra, owners.