Recent News from CMRS

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Industry July 2026

CMRS Welcomes Paul Dwyer to Executive Leadership Team as Executive Director of Operations

Comprehensive Medical Review Services (CMRS) is pleased to announce that Paul Dwyer has joined the company's executive leadership team as Executive Director...

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Industry June 2026

CMRS Joins the National Association of Independent Review Organizations (NAIRO)

CMRS has joined NAIRO, the leading industry trade association for URAC-accredited Independent Review Organizations - giving CMRS a seat at the table...

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Industry April 2026

CMRS Joins the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC)

CMRS has joined DMEC, the only national association dedicated exclusively to integrated absence and disability management - reinforcing CMRS's position as a...

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Leadership March 2026

John A. Crouch, PhD, ABPP-CN Named Medical Director for Mental & Behavioral Health Services Copy

CMRS is partnering with a national workers' compensation insurance carrier - operating under one of the country's premier monoline WC organizations -...

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Leadership March 2026

John A. Crouch, PhD, ABPP-CN Named Medical Director for Mental & Behavioral Health Services

Board-certified clinical neuropsychologist Dr. John A. Crouch - formerly AVP/Medical Director, Group Protection Claims at Lincoln Financial Group, an FAA-certified neuropsychology examiner,...

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Partnership February 2026

CMRS Signs Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Review Agreement with National Evaluation Services TPA

CMRS will provide STD, LTD, and Dedicated Medical Officer record reviews to a leading national evaluation-services TPA in support of one of...

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Leadership February 2026

Robert Boolbol, MD Named Medical Director for Pharmacy Review Services

CMRS will provide URAC-accredited utilization, peer, and impairment rating review services to one of the largest publicly traded integrated risk-management and managed-care...

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Partnership January 2026

CMRS Signs Multi-Service Agreement with Major National TPA & Managed Care Organization

CMRS will provide URAC-accredited utilization, peer, and impairment rating review services to one of the largest publicly traded integrated risk-management and managed-care...

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Service Launch January 2026

CMRS Launches Medical Director Services with Virtual Claim Consults

CMRS rolls out on-demand access to physician leadership beyond the formal report - including a confidential virtual claim consult that lets claims...

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Leadership January 2026

David Berube, MD, MPH, FACOEM Named Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for Health and Disability Management

Dr. David Berube - former CMO of Lincoln Financial Group's Workplace Solutions (formerly Liberty Mutual Benefits) and former National Medical Director for...

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Partnership December 2025

CMRS Signs Agreement with Florida-Based Super-Regional Property & Casualty Carrier

An A (Excellent) AM Best-rated, 20-state super-regional commercial P&C carrier has selected CMRS to provide URAC-accredited utilization, peer, and impairment rating review...

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Service Launch November 2025

CMRS Begins Enrolling Physicians for Independent Medical Examination (IME) Panel

In response to growing client demand, CMRS is recruiting board-certified specialists across orthopedics, neurology, PM&R, occupational medicine, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and pain management...

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Partnership September 2025

CMRS Signs Impairment Rating Review Agreements with Two Large Auto & Liability Firms

Two large auto and liability firms have selected CMRS for AMA Guides-compliant impairment rating reviews on bodily injury, no-fault, and liability files...

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Leadership August 2025

Matt Pavelek, PA Named Director of Quality Assurance

Matt Pavelek - six years as Director of QA at Premier File Review and ten years as an orthopedic Physician Assistant -...

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Team August 2025

Brianna Tokarczyk Joins CMRS as Clinical & Peer Coordinator

Brianna Tokarczyk joins CMRS as Clinical & Peer Coordinator, coming to the organization from Premier File Review. Her day-to-day experience with reviewer...

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Leadership June 2025

Morgan King Named Vice President of Peer & Utilization Review Services

Morgan King joins CMRS from CareReview, where she served as Senior Account Manager for Liberty Mutual, Travelers, AmTrust, Employers, and CNA -...

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Partnership May 2025

CMRS Signs Utilization & Peer Review Agreement with Northeast Regional Workers’ Compensation Case Management Firm

A long-established New England-based regional workers' compensation case management and managed care firm has engaged CMRS to provide URAC-accredited utilization and peer...

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Accreditation April 2025

CMRS Receives Full URAC Accreditation as an Independent Review Organization (IRO)

CMRS has been awarded full IRO accreditation by URAC, the nation's leading independent healthcare quality accreditation body - third-party validation that every...

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Compliance February 2025

CMRS Adopts Virtru to Strengthen Security and HIPAA / URAC Compliance

CMRS has implemented Virtru's client-side, end-to-end TDF encryption across email and file-sharing - with persistent access control, revocation, expiration, and granular audit...

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Leadership January 2025

Sankar Pemmaraju, DO Named Medical Director for Peer & Utilization Review Services

Dr. Sankar Pemmaraju - board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with two decades of insurance medicine and physician advisor experience at Broadspire,...

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