Over the past few years, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation has worked diligently to execute and effectively use what is referred to as an Integrated Claims Management System, or ICMS. The system is designed for workers’ compensation law firms, insurers and others to electronically submit Board forms that were previously mailed to the Board in paper form. My Douglasville, Georgia law firm handles workers’ comp cases and, over the past few years, we have graduated and advanced ourselves to become a paperless office, a move that I believe has made us more efficient and economical. I have blogged about our success with this in the past. The movement of the State Board to a similar procedure has only furthered our file organization and case management.
It is really quite simple. For example, to file a standard WC 14 Notice of Claim, we submit it through the Board’s electronic data interchange and can instantly view the form on the particular claim’s list of filed forms. The ease of this exchange has greatly lessened the need for paper documents and the wait for mail to be delivered. Time-sensitive Motions and other related documents can be submitted and are available with just the click of the mouse. I feel that this capability has allowed my Atlanta area office to work thoroughly and quickly on our caseload and provide adequate and consistent updates to our clients.
When hurt at work, people find themselves overwhelmed and looking for answers. My office handles cases out of Douglas County, Carroll County, Paulding County, Villa Rica, and Cobb County, to name a few, and we are able to extend our help further with the help of an electronically-driven world. If you or someone you know has been injured at work, feel free to call my serious accident and work comp law office for a free consultation.
