WorkersCompensation.com's CompNewsNetwork: HI HEMIC Publishes Official Disability Guides

HI HEMIC Publishes Official Disability Guides
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compnewsnetwork on 16 October, 2009 12:33:00
 
Honolulu, HI (CompNewsNetwork) - The Official Disability Guidelines (ODG’s)
provide treatment and lost time guidelines for medical providers using actual
experience data from federal government databases. From the beginning, ODG’s
were based on actual experience, not “expert” opinion. This makes ODG’s
fair to employees and defensible by employers. ODG’s are based on actual
reported data from the annual CDC National Health Interview Survey, the BLS
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, and over 2 million medical
records from actual workers’ compensation claims.
The use of evidence based guides, specifically ODG’s, the Utilization Review
(UR) Advisor and the ODG Drug Formulary, assists medical providers in providing
even better treatment outcomes and a more timely return-to-work for
occupationally injured workers. Use of ODG’s improve outcomes and employee
satisfaction by focusing on restoration of functional capacity through prompt,
responsible delivery of healthcare based on the best medical evidence. It helps
medical providers make plans to get injured workers back on their feet more
timely, safely, easily and effectively.