EK Health Names Director of Case Management, Eastern Region [Professional Services Close – Up]

EK Health Services, Inc., a national workers' compensation managed care company, announced that Sherry Busbee, noted workers' compensation industry executive, has been hired as Director of Case Management, Eastern Region.

Based in Memphis, Busbee is responsible for developing and maintaining EK Health's case management services and clients in the Eastern U.S., including the operations and functions of EK Health's nurse case management staff of field case managers and telephonic case managers, the Company noted.

Immediate past president of Case Management Society of America, Busbee is a Certified Disability Management Specialist (CDMS) and a Certified Case Manager (CCM). She is an original member and past president of the Mid-South Workers Compensation Association (MSWCA).

With over 20 years' experience in workers' compensation and disability benefits management, Busbee most recently served as national account executive for a medical case management and bill review services company.

She later joined Intracorp, where she rose through the ranks from field case manager to director, and regional sales and account manager. While at Intracorp, she was the on-site disability management consultant for a company that provides transportation, e- commerce and business services throughout the world. Busbee resides in Collierville, Tenn.

Headquartered in San Jose, Cal., EK Health Services is a medical and disability management services company, providing workers' compensation case management, utilization and peer review services to insurance companies, employers, for-profits and public entities across the country.

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