term:

Independent Medical Examination (Ime)

independent medical examination (ime)

In many situations, an employer and insurance company will want to have an injured employee seen by a particular physician in order to obtain on objective evaluation of the employee’s health. An employee may initially be seen by a company physician, or a physician of their own choosing, However, if litigation commences over the extent of the employee’s injuries (or whether the employee has any injury at all), the employer and insurer will likely be entitled to require the employee to appear for an IME with a physician of their choosing.