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IMECore

Built for Canadian IME work

One case file, from referral to invoice

IMECore holds the referral, the records, the booking, the report, and the bill against one case. AI does the sorting and the drafting. A person approves every step that matters.

  • Case data stored in Canada
  • Every step logged with a person and a time
  • Priced per case, not per seat
Referral inboxReading
From:
adjuster@meridiancasualty.ca
Subject:
IME referral, claim AB-2026-40817

Please arrange an orthopaedic assessment for R. Okonkwo. Accident benefits file. We need the report by 12 October. Records to follow from the treating clinic and the imaging centre.

Extracted

Claimant
R. Okonkwo
Claim number
AB-2026-40817
Referrer
Meridian Casualty
Claim type
Accident benefits
Specialty asked for
Orthopaedic surgery
Report due
12 October 2026

A coordinator checks these fields and accepts the case. IMECore does not open a file on its own.

What IMECore takes off the desk

  • The referral inbox
  • The case tracking spreadsheet
  • The shared drive of PDFs
  • The booking calendar
  • The fax cover sheet
  • The sticky note with the deadline
  • The month-end billing rebuild

The workflow

Five stages, one case file

Click through a case. Each stage shows what happens today and what happens once the file lives in one place.

The referral opens the case

Forward the referral email. IMECore reads the claimant, the referrer, the claim type, the questions asked, and the deadline. A coordinator checks the fields and accepts.

Today
Retyping a referral email into a spreadsheet
With IMECore
Check six fields, accept, done
More about intake
Case AB-2026-40817Intake
  • Referral received09:14
  • Fields extracted09:14
  • Coordinator accepted09:31
  • Records requestedqueued

The problem

Nobody is short of software. Everybody is short of one place to look.

A coordination firm already has an inbox, a spreadsheet, a shared drive, a calendar, and an accounting package. None of them knows about the others. The person in the middle is the integration, and they are the one who gets called when a report is late.

  • You answer status calls by reading your own sent mail.
  • Records arrive in four formats and nobody knows what is missing.
  • A booking slips and you find out when the report is late.
  • The examiner asks again for records you already sent.
  • Month-end billing means rebuilding the month from memory.
  • When counsel asks what the examiner saw, the answer takes a day.

Where the time goes

The exam is the short part

Published figures from fee schedules and industry surveys. Each carries its source.

Typical wait to book a BC specialist IME
2–6 monthsTypical wait to book a BC specialist IMElawyerinfo.ca, BC WCAT guide
Typical wait for the report after the exam in BC
4–8 weeksTypical wait for the report after the exam in BClawyerinfo.ca, BC WCAT guide
Average examiner time per IME, across review, exam, and report
~6.5 hoursAverage examiner time per IME, across review, exam, and reportSEAK 2024 IME fee survey

Compare

Against what you use now

Legacy IME software covers the workflow but hides its price. AI records vendors read the chart but stop there. A spreadsheet does neither, and everybody still uses one.

IMECore compared with spreadsheets, legacy IME software, and AI records vendors
CapabilityIMECoreSpreadsheets and emailLegacy IME softwareAI records vendors
One case from referral to invoiceYesNoYesNo
Reads the referral email for youYesNoNoNo
Sorts and deduplicates recordsYesNoSometimesYes
Names the records you are missingYesNoNoSometimes
Examiner, referrer, and examinee portalsYesNoSometimesNo
Report review with named sign-offYesNoSometimesNo
Provincial tax applied by ruleYesNoSometimesNo
Audit log you can exportYesNoSometimesSometimes
Case data stored in CanadaYesSometimesSometimesSometimes
Pricing model publishedYesn/aNoNo
Every login includedYesn/aNoNo

Categories, not named vendors. No IME operations vendor publishes enough detail for a fair named claim. Checked 27 August 2026.

FAQ

Questions people ask about IMECore

What does IMECore do?

IMECore runs Independent Medical Examination coordination. One case holds the referral, the medical records, the examiner booking, the report, and the invoice. AI reads referrals, sorts records, and drafts chronologies. A named person accepts the intake, approves the booking, and signs off the report.

Who is IMECore for?

IME coordination firms, insurers and adjusters, defence and plaintiff law firms, examiner physicians, and employers. Examinees get a portal that shows their appointment and their rights.

Where is our data stored?

IMECore runs on Cloudflare. Health information is only ever processed by a model running in Canada, and we check that on every request. The trust page explains where data is stored and lists every subprocessor that can touch it.

How is IMECore priced?

Per closed case, not per seat. Coordinators, reviewers, examiners, referrers, and finance staff all get logins at no extra charge, and there is no implementation fee. Tell us your monthly case volume and we send a figure.

How much does the AI decide?

Nothing that leaves the building. AI extracts fields, sorts and deduplicates records, drafts chronologies, and checks a draft against the instructing questions. Every decision that reaches a referrer is made and signed by a person.

Can IMECore work alongside our claims system?

Yes. Send referrals through the API or forward the referral email. Both open the same case. Export the case, the records index, the report, and the audit log at any time.

How long does an IME take today?

In the United States, two to six weeks from request to report. In British Columbia, booking a specialist takes two to six months and the report takes a further four to eight weeks. The examination itself takes 30 minutes to two hours. Almost all the elapsed time is records handling, scheduling, and report administration.

See it against one of your own files

Bring a case that keeps getting passed around. We will run it through IMECore on the call.