Case Managers and Discharge Planners

As many of you know, the treatment of persons who have suffered a traumatic brain, spinal cord and/or orthopedic injury involves a multi-disciplinary approach. We at Toral, Garcia & Franz, Attorneys at Law, firmly believe that it is only through joint cooperation with case managers, discharge planners and other healthcare professionals that we can effectively represent and assist persons with serious injuries & their families along the continuum of care: from the accident scene to a successful return to home, school orwork.

Case managers and discharge planners are particularly important because they lay out discharge plans; coordinating the services and resources which seriously injured patients will need upon discharge from the hospital or rehabilitation facility.

Financial considerations often become a factor when there is a victim of a catastrophic injury. We all know that the largest barrier to care is insurance coverage, and government assistance for families lacking financial resources can only go so far. Despite the best intentions of discharge plans, they often times go unfilled in the absence of third party funding sources such as adequate health insurance coverage or motor vehicle insurance.

Our law firm plays a role in identifying available insurance coverage for the purposes of funding the medical needs as identified by case managers and discharge planners. It is only through a personal injury attorney’s involvement that these services can be obtained for patients who would otherwise have nowhere to turn. We attempt to uncover the resources to pay for medical care and rehabilitation, which can be very costly.

Furthermore, our law firm serves as an advocate for children and adults who have suffered a serious injury by securing the resources necessary to give them hope. We welcome any opportunity to assist an uninsured person who has sustained a brain and/ or spinal cord injury related to any accident.

We strongly encourage case managers and discharge planners to partner with us for the mutual goal of recovery of your patients/our clients; by working together with you, we will assist them in reaching optimal recovery, therefore enabling them to live a life filled with meaning, dignity, love and support.