Nowadays, cockroaches of the sea has come to represent a variety of creatures from the ocean. Cockroaches and lobsters belong to the same phylum: Arthropoda. Arthropods are invertebrates with exoskeletons, segmented bodies and jointed appendages.
An independent medical examination (IME) is a medical evaluation that is used to resolve questions about your medical condition, including what treatment is necessary and the degree of your permanent impairment, if any.
What Does Medicare IME Stand For? According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website, cms.gov, IME stands for Indirect Medical Education and is in regards to payment calculation adjustments for a Medicare discharge of higher cost patients receiving care from teaching hospitals relative to non-teaching hospitals.