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SimsJoanne

01/01/2018
Petitioner's neck and shoulder complaints and the work injury. There was no clear temporal relationship between the 1420 II work related . finger injury and Petitioner's neck and shoulder problems. ODG guidelines for causation do not support in such .. .-- ..- a case. Dr. Brecher's clinical summary is

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2017 in Review: Formularies Reach a Third of U.S. Workers

12/27/2017
decided that instead of enacting an out-of-the-box formulary like ACOEM American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine or ODG Official Disability Guidelines they came up with a committee of people who then came up with recommendations on opioids to satisfy the General Assemblys goals

Category: News

Researchers Beginning to Find Benefits of Opioid Guidelines

12/18/2017
. Phil LeFevre managing director of the Official Disability Guidelines or ODG an MCG Health company said the biggest impact the company has seen from its opioid guidelines has been in Texas and Tennessee. Adoption of the ODG treatment guidelines and drug formulary there have reduced lost time from

Category: News

20 ways UR and IMR are committing fraud (California) (Califo

12/13/2017
b5ko46bkg20 Reasons how UR and IMR are inappropriately denying requests that are warranted or committing fraud through their paper review systemb5ko46bkg These treatment guidelines MTUS Chronic Pain ODG ACOEM 2nd edition are not always being used to promote the best treatment for

Category: Forums

Doctor Removed From Comp System Over Compounds

12/11/2017
are all unique. The answer is blanket preauthorization requirements as DWC in Texas is doing and is consistent with the states treatment guidelines ODG where compounds are not recommended as first-line therapies except on a case-by-case basis after preauthorization LeFevre emailed. Phil

Category: News

Debate Over Evidence-Based Guidelines Heats Up

12/08/2017
ACOEM guidelines from Reed Group within its Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule. Other states including Texas and Tennessee use the Official Disability Guidelines or ODG from MCG Health. Others have developed their own guidelines. The guidelines are based on a review of scientific studies of

Category: News

Formulary Finalized, but Treatment Guidelines Shunned

12/05/2017
compounded medications would require preauthorization and medical certification of the patients inability to tolerate treatment by other non-compounded drugs. Ken Eichler vice president of ODG published by MCG Health said the Arkansas formulary in its current state would ignore generations of

Category: News

Audit to Target Heavy Ordering of Lumbar Spine MRIs

11/22/2017
proposed Lumbar Spine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plan-Based Audit and will seek public comments until 5 p.m. Central on Dec. 4. The proposed audit states that indications for ordering lumbar spine MRIs will be identified by the criteria in the Official Disability Guidelines. ODG does not recommend

Category: News

BWC Moves to Add Safer Opioids to Formulary

11/17/2017
mess in their mouths. Trego said that if an injured worker could not adapt to using Bunavail their provider could make a case to BWC for using a different drug. The Official Disability Guidelines or ODG drug formulary lists Bunavail as a Y drug for which preauthorization is not required

Category: News

Bureau Proposes Amendments to Rules on WCAB Appeals, Treatment Guidelines

11/16/2017
bureau administrator on the continuing viability of the guidelines for use in Tennessee. Similar language would require the medical director and advisory committee to review updates to the ODG drug formulary. Both amendments would take effect on Feb. 5. The proposed changes to the WCAB rules

Category: News

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