WorkersCompensation
Empower provides return-to-work-focused behavioral health treatment and psychological evaluations for workers compensation claims, with coordinated care and well-documented assessments for employees, employers, carriers, and TPAs.
What we offer
Therapy (RTW-Focused Treatment)
Individual psychotherapy focused on psychological barriers that affect an injured worker's return-to-work readiness, with an ongoing treatment plan.
Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (RTW-Focused Treatment)
Skills-based treatment addressing attention, memory, and executive-function challenges that affect return-to-work readiness.
Spinal Cord Stimulator Evaluation
A pre-implant psychological evaluation assessing a candidate's suitability for spinal cord stimulator therapy.
Psychological Diagnostic Evaluation
An evaluation of diagnosis and the relationship between a psychological condition and a workplace injury, with objective testing and treatment planning where appropriate.
Independent Medical Examination (IME)
A non-treating forensic evaluation addressing disputed claim questions such as ongoing treatment necessity and maximum medical improvement status.
Behavioral Health Work Capacity / Return-to-Work Assessment
An evaluation of psychological readiness and functional ability to return to a specific job role.
Permanent Impairment Evaluation / Impairment Rating
A post-maximum-medical-improvement evaluation assigning a permanent psychological impairment rating under the applicable guidance.
Neuropsychological Evaluation
A standardized testing battery assessing cognitive function for treatment planning or forensic and causation questions.
Recovery is not just physical
A broken bone heals. The psychological effects often do not. An employee recovering from a workplace injury may also struggle with:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Chronic pain
- Sleep disorders
- Fear avoidance
- Loss of confidence
- Emotional trauma
When these conditions go untreated, claim discussions can require additional clinical context. Behavioral health is part of the overall recovery picture.
From workplace injury to functional recovery
Empower coordinates behavioral health services designed specifically for workers' compensation cases, focused on evaluation, care, and documentation for injured workers.
Workplace injury
A physical diagnosis is only part of the picture. Anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and fear of returning to work often become the biggest barriers to recovery.
Behavioral health intervention
Authorized care can include RTW-focused therapy, cognitive rehabilitation therapy, psychological diagnostic evaluation, and neuropsychological evaluation.
Coordinated treatment
One referral begins a coordinated care journey. Empower handles provider matching, scheduling, telehealth and in-person appointments, and communication with authorized stakeholders.
Functional recovery
Functional recovery planning can include behavioral health work-capacity and return-to-work assessment, treatment, and supporting clinical documentation.
Operational efficiency
Better coordination, fewer administrative burdens, and clinical documentation that supports the claims process, so the focus stays where it belongs: on the injured worker.
We simplify behavioral health
Workers' compensation cases involve multiple stakeholders. Empower becomes the behavioral health partner connecting them all. We manage:
- Provider matching
- Appointment scheduling
- Care coordination
- Progress communication
- Medical records
- Clinical documentation
- Provider access across 43 states
- Telehealth coordination
As Connected Partners, your team gets secure access to the HIPAA-compliant Empower Case Hub, with email and SMS notifications at every case milestone.
One trusted partner instead of managing dozens of providers.
Clinical decisions driven by science
Every evaluation and treatment plan is based on established clinical guidelines and evidence-based behavioral healthcare. Our clinicians remain independent, objective, and focused on helping injured workers recover while providing accurate, comprehensive documentation that supports the claims process.
Care wherever employees need it
Major metro or rural community, Empower connects injured workers with licensed behavioral health professionals through in-person care in 43 states, telehealth in all 50, flexible scheduling, and local provider placement. Care options can be matched to location and scheduling needs.
Built for workers' compensation programs
- Partners served
- Hundreds
- Patients served
- Thousands
- States with in-person care
- 43
- Telehealth options
- Available
Who we partner with
Empower supports organizations across the workers' compensation ecosystem. Whether you manage dozens of claims or thousands, our behavioral health network supports your needs.
- Insurance carriers
- Third-party administrators (TPAs)
- Self-insured employers
- Nurse case managers
- Occupational medicine providers
- Employers
- Managed care organizations
- Workers' compensation networks
Partner with Empower
Empower helps employers, carriers, TPAs, and workers' compensation professionals deliver coordinated behavioral healthcare and documentation from referral onward.
Built for everyone in the claim
Employers, carriers, and TPAs come to Empower for the same reasons: objective evaluations, documentation that holds up, and a team that communicates. Start where you fit.
For Employers
RTW-focused treatment, work-capacity assessment, coordinated scheduling, and clear documentation for employer workflows.
Employer solutionsFor Carriers & TPAs
IMEs, diagnostic evaluations, impairment ratings, and coordinated communication for claims workflows.
Carrier & TPA servicesResource Center
Plain-language guides to IMEs, impairment ratings, behavioral health assessment, and return-to-work support.
Browse resourcesRefer an Injured Worker
Send a referral through Easy Referral. Our team coordinates scheduling and communicates case status.
Easy Referral NowFrequently Asked Questions
Common hub questions
Which workers compensation organizations does Empower work with?
Empower supports insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured employers, nurse case managers, occupational medicine providers, employers, managed care organizations, and workers' compensation networks.
What does Empower coordinate for workers compensation cases?
Empower coordinates provider matching, appointment scheduling, care coordination, progress communication, clinical documentation, and telehealth where appropriate for the authorized service.
Which workers compensation services does Empower provide?
Empower provides RTW-focused therapy, cognitive rehabilitation therapy, spinal cord stimulator evaluations, psychological diagnostic evaluations, independent medical examinations, behavioral health work-capacity and return-to-work assessments, permanent impairment evaluations and impairment ratings, and neuropsychological evaluations.
By Empower.
Why Organizations Trust Empower
Attorneys, case managers, carriers, and federal partners rely on the same fundamentals: compliant systems, credentialed clinicians, defensible documentation, and communication you never have to chase.
HIPAA-Compliant Systems
Referrals, records, and status updates move through HIPAA-compliant systems. Protected health information is accessible only to the patient's care team and shared with referring partners through secure channels, never sold or used outside the care relationship.
Licensed, Credentialed Evaluators
Evaluations are conducted by licensed clinicians credentialed for their specific scope of work: psychologists, physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, with named clinical leadership overseeing each service line.
Documentation Built for Review
Reports are written to withstand review by courts, carriers, and federal examiners: thorough, objective, and clearly organized. Records are retained and released only through secure, authorized channels.
Proactive Status Updates
A named case manager sends proactive updates at each milestone, from first contact through completed report, so referring partners know where a case stands without having to ask.
Ready to get started?
Contact us to learn more about how we can support your needs.