Paradigm has an extensive library of information resources discussing the care and management of catastrophic medical conditions. We can provide you with white papers, medical journal articles and other resources that detail both our medical management process and specific catastrophic medical conditions. Please contact Paradigm for hard-copies if the downloadable PDF format is unavailable.

 

Published Papers
Cope DN.  "Managing the Impossible: Returning Catastrophically Injured People to Work," The Journal of Workers Compensation, 2009: 18(2) 17-30.
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Dimick A, Cope DN, Barillo D, Gillespie R, Mozingo D. "Report on a More Rational Approach to Managed Care for Burns," Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, 2005:26(1) 14-17.
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Cope DN, Mayer N, Cervelli L. "Development of Systems of Care for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)," The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 2005:20(2) 128-142.
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Cope DN, Reynolds WF, Silver JM, Yudofsky SC, McAllister TW. "Systems of Care for Survivors of TBI," Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. London, England: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2004: 559-569.
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Cope DN, Sundance P, Kirshblum S, Parsons DC, Apple DF. "Systematic Care Management: Clinical and Economic Analysis of a National Sample of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury," Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2004:10(2) 17-34.
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Bryant E, McLean A. "Fundamentals of Neuropsychological Evaluation for the Life Care Planner and Case Manager," Journal of Life Care Planning," 2004.
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Cope DN, Bryant E, Sundance P. "Health Management Technology for Catastrophic Medical Conditions," Acta Neurochirugia, 2001:(Suppl)79:61-64.
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Cope DN. "An Approach to Managing Catastrophe Claims," Journal of Workers Compensation, 2001:10 33-42.
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White Papers

"Managing the Impossible." 2009. Download PDF (247KB).
	This paper presents a Milliman, Inc. study comparing catastrophic case outcomes and costs between Paradigm and industry benchmarks.   Gain insight into how particular patterns of interventions and infrastructure deliver better medical and financial results.

"More Hope for People with Brain Injury." 2009. Download PDF (369KB).
	Learn how systematic care management improves medical outcomes for patients suffering from traumatic brain injury, as well as the three components critical to an optimal recovery.

"Taming Medical Cost Inflation." 2009. Download PDF (391KB).
	Combat the rising costs associated with catastrophic workers' compensation claims using four strategies from this practical and interesting paper.  It is possible to achieve quality medical outcomes while  controlling costs.

"The Catastrophic Reserving Challenge." 2009. Download PDF (346KB).
	This white paper outlines strategies for managing catastrophic injuries and projecting expenses for better medical and financial outcomes.  Learn how to avoid the mistake of underestimating costs.

"Addressing Chronic Pain Cases." 2009. Download PDF (488KB).
	Yield improved results by recognizing chronic pain as a biopsychosocial condition and managing cases with an appropriately multidisciplinary treatment plan.

"Innovations in Reducing Reserves." 2009. Download PDF (273KB).
	Discover Paradigm’s success in lowering lifetime projected costs for legacy cases through the Complex Large Loss Plan.  The paper features independent findings from the actuarial and consulting firm  Milliman, Inc.

"Controlling Volatility in Medically Complex Cases." 2009. Download PDF (419KB).
	Lower long term volatility by understanding what drives cost escalation and taking three key steps toward the best outcomes and lower expenses.

Additional Resources
Acquired Brain Injury - www.brain-injury-resource.com

Amputation - www.amputee-coalition.org

Chronic Pain - www.theacpa.org

Spinal Cord Injury - www.spinalcord.org - www.sci-info-pages.com

Wounds - www.npuap.org