Understanding the AMA guides in workers' compensation (The Personal injury library)

Steven Babitsky

ISBN 10: 0471555444 / ISBN 13: 9780471555445

Published by Wiley Law Publications, 1992

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Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding the AMA guides in workers' compensation (The Personal injury library)
• Publisher: Wiley Law Publications
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471555444
• ISBN 13: 9780471555445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.9 pounds

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Synopsis

With Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation, you'll develop an even better understanding of the new standards, so you'll argue cases more successfully. There are pages of detail on the distinction between "permanent impairment" and disability, the circumstances under which physicians may express an opinion concerning disability, spine evaluations under the new injury model, and more. You'll also get practical answers to questions such as: "How do the AMA Guides rate degrees of impairment?" and "How do they establish a monetary value for a totally impaired body part?" And that's just the beginning. Plus, the book contains state-by-state case-specific information, checklists, and sample proofs. Highlights include:

California's adoption of the Fifth Edition of the AMA Guides as part of its 2004 Workers' Compensation Reform
Board Certification in use of the AMA Guides and an IME physician's qualifications
How to handle impairments not specifically covered under the AMA Guides
Additional difficult cross-examination questions for impairment evaluators
New sample proof for lumbar spinal cord injury
How to rate impairment in a claimant who refuses surgery that would likely be of benefit
Whether a rating under the A.A.O.S. manual is sufficient to award benefits Rating TMJ under the AMA Guides and the Recommended Guide to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment of the Temporomandibular Joint
Whether failure to follow the AMA Guides is a question of law or fact Whether a rating physician can invalidate Range of Motion measurements based upon the doctor's observations and clinical experience
Whether an administrative law judge (ALJ) can adjust an impairment rating if he or she finds that the rating physician misapplied the AMA Guides Updated case law, statutes, and regulations

From the Publisher

This book helps attorneys understand the AMA Guides. It shows how to evaluate a case using the Guides, how to challenge the determinations made under the Guides, and how to argue for or against the Guides. Translates the medical jargon of the AMA Guides into language useful for the attorney. Outlines the shortcomings of the fourth edition of the Guides and provides guidelines on challenging the Guides.