URO’s In Workers’ Compensation Cases in Pennsylvania

Note: Workers’ Compensation law in Pennsylvania is highly complex with many nuances. The section below is a general description to help you understand the basics of URO’s (Utilization Review Organizations). For specific questions on your individual circumstances and your individual Workers’ Compensation Claim, please call us at 1.888.536.2426 so we can provide you with the most accurate information possible.

Utilization Review Organizations, or URO’s as they are commonly known under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law, are entities that review and assess the reasonableness of medical treatment provided to an injured worker. These organizations are responsible for making sure the medical care you are receiving is reasonable and necessary for your injuries.

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Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. His compassionate and highly detailed approach has helped thousands of injured workers get the money they need and deserve.

We have additional Workers’ Compensation lawyers and a team of experienced legal staff that we can call upon to get the benefits you deserve following an injury at work.
URO’s Play a Critical Role in Workers’ Compensation

In Pennsylvania, work-related medical treatment must be reasonable and necessary. If a dispute arises regarding the treatment, either the employer or the injured worker can request a utilization review by a URO. The URO will do a review of your medical records and your treatment plan to determine whether the care provided is reasonable and necessary. The goal of the URO review is to ensure you receive reasonable and necessary medical treatment.

URO’s Are Not Without Controversary

Please know workers are to submit written statements as to how the treatment is reasonable and necessary. Please also know there are many very strict deadlines to comply with the URO process.

If we disagree with the findings of a URO, your Lenahan & Dempsey team will file for a review before a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge. At that review, we will fight aggressively for your rights.

Lenahan & Dempsey Can Help.

Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour counties and beyond. We are 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.

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We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.

Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Lawyers in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 law firm (the highest rating). Eight of our lawyers are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan, and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.

Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.

We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.

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