Quality Medical Evaluations

What Quality Medical Evaluations does

Quality Medical Evaluations (QME) is a privately held, founder-led provider of independent medical examination (IME) and related medical-adjudication services, founded in 1997 by Joseph Quaranto and headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. The company coordinates IMEs conducted by a network of 60+ board-certified physicians across seven Northeast states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, and New York), serving enterprise clients including insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured employers, municipalities, and government agencies handling workers' compensation, auto injury (PIP/no-fault, Med Pay, bodily injury), disability, general liability, and injured-on-duty claims. QME delivers its services across five vertical-specific modules that map to distinct claim categories and regulatory regimes, including AMA Guides-based PPD ratings for workers' comp and local-law-compliant evaluations for police and fire IOD claims.

QME's core offerings are Independent Medical Exams, Medical Record Reviews, and Telemedicine Video Exams (Web Exams). These are delivered through the company's proprietary Q Portal — a secure online referral intake and case-management platform with encrypted data transmission — supported by HIPAA-compliant video conferencing for telemedicine evaluations and an in-house 24/7 medical transcription operation that enables a same-day to 48-hour turnaround from exam to signed narrative report. A centralized quality-assurance team with 30+ years of combined experience reviews every report before delivery. The firm also runs its own regional clinics and coordinates non-medical workflow services such as interpreter and transportation arrangement, appointment reminders, and medical file preparation for evaluating physicians.

QME operates a fee-for-service professional services model with quote-based, pay-as-you-go pricing that varies by service type, physician specialty, geography, and turnaround requirements. The company states it offers the most competitive pricing in the Northeast region, supported by 25+ years of provider relationships. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales driven by direct engagement with claims adjusters and managers, supplemented by the Q-Portal online referral intake, a website-based contact and referral funnel, and earned credibility through professional affiliations with the Boston Association of Claims Adjusters, NAIRO, and Workers Compensation Claims Professionals. QME has no outside funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity; it advertises no AI or automation layer beyond its standard workflow and transcription tooling.

Name

Quality Medical Evaluations

Legal name

Quality Medical Evaluations, Inc.

Website

https://qmeval.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quality Medical Evaluations is a privately held, founder-led provider of independent medical examinations, medical record reviews, and HIPAA-compliant telemedicine video exams, serving insurance carriers, employers, and government agencies across seven Northeast states through a 60+ physician network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Medical Examination Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Second Opinion & Expert Medical Review Platforms (HLALADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Diagnostic & Triage Decision Support (HLACAGAA)

Keywords

• Independent medical examinations
• Medical record reviews
• Workers compensation evaluations
• Telemedicine medical exams
• Insurance claim evaluations

Headquarters

HQ city

Westborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Independent Medical Examinations: Fee-for-service model providing independent medical examinations for insurance claims, workers compensation, disability, and liability cases. Revenue generated per examination based on service type, specialty required, and turnaround time.
2. Medical Record Reviews: Comprehensive medical record review services performed by national network of medical experts. Charged per review based on complexity and scope of records reviewed.
3. Telemedicine Video Exams: Web-based IME services using secure HIPAA-compliant video conferencing, combined with medical record review for cases where in-person evaluation is not possible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quality Medical Evaluations, founded in 1997 by Joseph Quaranto, provides independent medical examinations (IMEs), medical record reviews, and HIPAA-compliant telemedicine video exams to insurance carriers, claims adjusters, third-party administrators, self-insured employers, and government agencies handling auto injury, workers' compensation, disability, general liability, and injured-on-duty claims across the Northeast United States.

Product overview

Quality Medical Evaluations operates as a unified medical evaluation services platform offering three core service lines: Independent Medical Exams (IMEs), Medical Record Reviews, and Telemedicine Video Exams (Web Exams). These services are delivered across five specialized modules addressing specific insurance and claims verticals: Auto Injury, Workers' Compensation, Disability, General Liability, and Injured On Duty. All services are powered by the company's proprietary Q Portal platform, which provides secure client and provider communication with encrypted data transmission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day to 48-hour turnaround from exam to signed report delivery
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Boston Association of Claims AdjustersminorOthersProfessional affiliation with Boston-based claims adjusting professionals association providing industry networking and credibility within the insurance claims community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Genex Services: Provider of IME, medical management, and case management services to insurance carriers and employers. Overlaps directly with QME's IME and disability evaluation services for similar insurance and employer buyers.
• Dane Street: National IME and medical record review provider serving workers' compensation, auto, and disability carriers with a panel-based physician network and technology-enabled workflows. Closest direct competitor to QME in business model and customer base, though Dane Street operates at significantly greater national scale.
• Coast to Coast Medical: Regional IME provider serving Northeastern insurance carriers with independent medical examinations and peer reviews. Closely comparable in regional positioning, customer mix, and service offerings to QME.
• MCMC Medical Consultants Management Company: IME and medical record review vendor serving workers' compensation and disability carriers nationwide. Directly comparable to QME in service mix, customer base, and reliance on independent physician panels.
• Medical Evaluations Specialists (MES): Independent medical examination and peer review firm serving attorneys, insurers, and employers. Directly comparable in service offering and customer mix, typically competing on the same regional IME opportunities as QME.
• 1st Choice Medical: Independent medical examination provider serving insurance carriers with physician scheduling and report preparation services. Mirrors QME's core IME coordination workflow for similar claims verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Concentra (Select Medical): Large occupational health and IME network owned by Select Medical, providing employer-sponsored examinations, injury care, and IME services. A broad incumbent that competes with QME for workers' comp and employer-sponsored IME volume.
• Examination Management Services Inc (EMSI): Long-established national IME and screening services provider serving insurers, employers, and government agencies. Overlaps with QME across most IME verticals but operates at substantially larger scale.
• ExamWorks (LexisNexis Risk Solutions): Once the largest pure-play IME company in the U.S., now part of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Competes with QME across all IME verticals with national provider panels and integrated claims solutions, representing a much larger incumbent competitor.

Regional players

• Apogee Medical Group: Regional IME provider with multi-state physician panels serving insurance carriers primarily in the Eastern U.S. Geographic and service overlap with QME in the Northeast makes it a regional peer; less national reach than the largest incumbents.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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