10/01/2021
2020 version of the Official Disability Guidelines ODG to determine the reasonableness and
necessity of services performed in 2018-2019 we find Dr. Zaragoza should have addressed this matter
during a peer-to-peer discussion. There is no evidence that the 2020 version differed from the
guidelines
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06/29/2021
avoid those issues. My own company ODG by MCG publishes evidence-based guidelines and a drug formulary that have been officially adopted in 11 states and which are relied upon across the United States and beyond. Three states use variations of guidelines from the American College of Occupational
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06/01/2021
ILLINOIS WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
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06/01/2021
ILLINOIS WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
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Case Name CHAVEZ
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06/01/2021
Terry is a board-certified neurosurgeon and licensed to practice medicine in
Illinois. RX; 3 On March 7 2019 Dr. Terry authored a Utilization Review report. RX 8.
After reviewing Petitioners medical records Dr. Terry rendered opinions pursuant to the ODG
guidelines. Dr. Terry testified that
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06/01/2021
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Case Number 18WC027887
Case Name CHA
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06/01/2021
. who is identified as an orthopedic surgeon concluded that
the additional cervical spine therapy recommended by Dr. Sweeney was not medically indicated
per ODG guidelines. The report reflects that a message was left with Dr. Sweeney's assistant
with that individual indicating the doctor was out of
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06/01/2021
that
surgery was appropriate per ODG guidelines as the patient demonstrated weakness or symptoms of
extremity pain in an anatomic distribution consistent with her radiographic findings imaging studies
revealing nerve root compression and lateral recess stenosis and the failure of conservative care
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05/27/2021
Accuro Solutions automated platform applies jurisdictional fee schedules industry clinical edits ODG guidelines payer rules payment integrity edits and preferred provider organization and usual and customary pricing. Payers can customize auto adjudication rules and the system can generate
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05/25/2021
potential conclusions the pandemic has highlighted the need for early intervention in claims that could include substantial lost time and high treatment costs according to The Impact of COVID-19 Comorbidities on Return to Work published by ODG by MCG.
Inadequate comorbidity management can lead to
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