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Making Treatment Guidelines Matter

17 Apr, 2019 Peter Rousmaniere

Our industry puts a lot of trust in guidelines that present best evidence of good medical care.  Does medical practice endorsed by these guidelines ensure better outcomes? Or are they window dressing? A third-party administrator […]

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    About The Author

    • Peter Rousmaniere

      Peter Rousmaniere is widely known throughout the workers’ compensation industry, both for his writing and consulting experience. Based in the picture perfect New England town of Woodstock, VT, he is a regular on the conference circuit, and is deeply in tune with trends and developments within the industry. His passion is writing and presenting on issues largely related to immigration, and he maintains a blog on the subject at www.workingimmigrants.com.

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