f you search for a Texas Workers’ Compensation psychiatrist or a Houston workers’ compensation psychiatrist, you may not connect with Dr. Covert as one of the very few board certified and experienced psychiatrists still accepting Texas Workers’ Compensation cases, Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) Federal Workers’ Compensation cases and Defense Base Act cases.
Some workers’ compensation insurance carriers in association with employers and with the Texas legislature limit your choice of a physician to treat your industrial injuries and the psychological consequences. Victims of rape, robbery, assault and devastating personal injuries (traumatic brain injury, toxic exposures, orthopedic and other industrial injuries) are further traumatized by resistance to or denial of their legitimate Texas Workers’ Compensation claims. The symptoms you may experience as a result of the psychiatric component of your injuries, may include depression, insomnia, severe pain syndromes, habituation to narcotics and PTSD.
Now there are rules requiring that you accept “treating doctors” in your employer’s “network list,” doctors that control your care, are copied with correspondence and can make referrals to other specialists you need to see. Network doctors are controlled by employers and can be taken off the list for “non-performance.” Ironically, in-network treatment has been found to be more expensive on average than out-of-network treatment.
Dr. Covert, as a Texas Workers’ Compensation psychiatrist and a Houston Workers’ Compensation doctor, is a patient advocate and will help you to make the system work for everyone, including you.
Posted on 2-8-2011
