In workers' compensation claims, a wide variety of medical practitioners are often utilized to treat an injured worker. Nurse case managers often assist attorneys or insurance companies in managing the wide variety of medical needs to effect a cure or give relief to an injured worker.

Often there is a dispute for what is appropriate treatment for an injured worker. If the injured worker and the employer/insurer do not agree on a course of treatment, then the medical treatment for the injured worker stops until a court can render a decision on its medical necessities.