Book Title:

Master the AMA Guides 5th: A Medical and Legal Transition to the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th (Paperback)
by Linda Cocchiarella, Stephen J. Lord

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Book Description

Provides a thorough assessment of changes in the way physicians evaluate disability. Includes implications for the legal, regulatory, and reimbursement systems. Designed for physicians, lawyers, and public policy-makers.

From the Back Cover

When a difference of 1 percent in an impairment evaluation can mean thousands of dollars, how can you afford to incorrectly apply the most current guidelines?

The introduction of the Fifth Edition of the AMA’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment brings many changes to the field of impairment evaluation – changes you need to understand.

Master the AMA Guides Fifth can help you make the transition quickly and accurately with highlights, summaries and analysis of Key Points and Changes in each chapter. A state-by-state legal analysis enables you to understand how the Guides is interpreted in your own state.

Key features assist your understanding of the Fifth Edition of the AMA’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment include:

  • Table-by-table comparison of changes between fourth and fifth editions
  • Detailed analysis of complicated cases not addressed in Guides
  • Clarification of complex chapters, such as The Spine
  • State-by-state analysis of different interpretations of the Guides
  • Medical and legal tips for applying the Guides within your practice
  • Determining causation from a medical and legal perspective
  • Greater guidance regarding the assessment and use of the pain chapter
  • Clarification of some difficult conditions, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and reflex sympathetic disorder

Master the AMA Guides Fifth is the indispensable companion to the new Guides Fifth. Written by seasoned medical and legal experts, it provides not only a summary of the new Guides Fifth, but also a detailed analysis of complex cases, making it useful for both the occasional user of the Guides and the expert evaluator.