Many large insurance corporations use the Colossus software to
calculate how much they will payout for personal injury claims.
This software considers certain factors related to treatment and
utilizes these factors to either increase or decrease the value of
a claim. Physical therapy – including massage therapy, pool
therapy, and acupuncture – add value to a case as long as
they are tracked and charted by a doctor. For special treatments,
such as for spinal injuries, the doctor must specifically document
the injury, treatment, and any aides employed for potential value
to be determined. Aides here include the use of walkers, crutches,
canes, soft collars, neck braces, and more; injections such as
cortisone shots, epidurals, and nerve blocks must also be recorded
by doctors. Why must everything be recorded? Because these
treatments, aides, and medicines have varying values in the
Colossus system.
