12/17/2020
drugs identified with a status of N in the current edition of the ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp ODG Appendix A ODG Workers' Compensation Drug Formulary and any updates;
B any compound that contains a drug identified with a status of N in the current edition of the ODG Treatment in Workers
Category: Regulations
12/17/2020
drugs identified with a status of N in the current edition of the ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp ODG Appendix A ODG Workers' Compensation Drug Formulary and any updates;
B any compound that contains a drug identified with a status of N in the current edition of the ODG Treatment in Workers
Category: Regulations
12/17/2020
a Health care providers shall provide treatment in accordance with the current edition of the Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers' Comp excluding the return to work pathways ODG published by Work Loss Data Institute Division treatment guidelines unless the treatments
Category: Regulations
12/17/2020
a Health care providers shall provide treatment in accordance with the current edition of the Official Disability Guidelines - Treatment in Workers' Comp excluding the return to work pathways ODG published by Work Loss Data Institute Division treatment guidelines unless the treatments
Category: Regulations
12/17/2020
ODG and ACOEM that she reached maximal medical improvement at three months on or about February 15 2006.
¶36 15. Following a June 14 2006 hearing a DHO issued an order granting relator's request for a neurosurgical consultation and denying the employer's May 8 2006 motion to
Category: Cases
12/17/2020
claim allowances of concussion with loss of consciousness 30 minutes or more and postconcussion syndrome were added to the claim on October 16 2005. Official Disability Guidelines ODG data suggests that this claim is well beyond the anticipated healing time for the allowed conditions of the claim
Category: Cases
12/14/2020
guidelines are based on the Official Disability Guidelines published by MCG Health and are available by subscription from ODG. The regulation establishing the guides can be accessed here.
On preauthorization of medical treatment for example the rules state Requests for preauthorization shall be
Category: News
12/01/2020
first half of 2020. The procedures had to have been performed more than 180 days after an injury and must have been preauthorized by a carrier.
The DWC memo noted that lumbar fusion surgery is not recommended by the ODG for degenerative disk disease disk herniation spinal stenosis without
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10/09/2020
which are based on the Official Disability Guidelines published by MCG Health. The one-hour training session on Oct. 29 will be taught by Jamie LaPaglia the implementation specialist and clinical educator for ODG.
The session also will include regulatory information provided by department
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09/10/2020
ODG by MCG is hosting a webinar Wednesday to discuss new guidelines intended to simplify non-occupational disability claim management.
The Official Disability Guidelines have been used for disability claim management with much of the content aimed at serving the workers' compensation industry
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