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Slim Pickings in Hunt for Good Guidelines

04/10/2006
Lone Star state the choice may come down to cost and packaging. The Texas Association of Business told state regulators last week that it would prefer the state to adopt Official Disability Guidelines ODG by the Work Loss Data Institute for both treatment and return-to-work. Texas' HB 7 requires

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Casillas, ACOEM, Mercy and ODG

04/08/2006
Where are these randomized controlled trails sited in ACOEM Question is where are they sited in the Mercy Massachusetts or Colorado Guidelines One thing is for sure; they are sited in the ODG The following discussion from the WorkCompCentral Professional Forums started out as a

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Insurers Staying Out of ACOEM vs. ODG Debate

03/31/2006
DWC adopt the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines if the commissioner adopts the ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp as the treatment guideline for use in the Texas workers' compensation system" the council said. The Insurance Council said the Work Loss Data Institute has

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Texas DWC, Stakeholders Meet

03/23/2006
volunteer working group that helped develop the guidelines noted that the group had recommended use of both the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ACOEM guidelines and the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines ODG for determining proper treatment of injured

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Current Trends in Workers' Compensation

03/11/2006
Most of the post reform judicial attacks will seek to undermine attempts to constrict medical care and permanent impairment. While state reforms will provide a presumption in favor of a single medical standard for example ACOEM in California or the ODG in Texas such presumptions are rebuttable

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ACOEM Says Texas Exclusion Misguided

02/23/2006
guidelines in California" O'Connor said. "I think some of that myth and legend is in place in Texas." The Texas DWC on Tuesday posted an unofficial draft rule that would make the Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines or ODG the standard for out-of-network care. Medical provider

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Draft Rule Picks ODG Over ACOEM in Texas

02/22/2006
Texas snubbed American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ACOEM treatment guidelines in draft rules posted late last week proposing instead to adopt the Official Disability Guidelines ODG for treating injured workers in the Lone Star State. The proposed rules by the Texas

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Work Loss Data Institute Releases New ODG Guides

02/09/2006
The Work Loss Data Institute on Wednesday announced the release of its 2006 Official Disability Guidelines product line including the 11th annual edition of Official Disability Guidelines and the 4th annual edition of ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp. The Encinatis Calif.-based company said

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Missouri Employers Mutual Selects ODG

01/05/2006
Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance has chosen Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines ODG to manage and oversee treatment and expected disability duration for workers' compensation claims. MEM is the state's largest workers' compensation insurer with nearly 17000

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North Dakota Adopts ODG Guidelines

07/18/2005
North Dakota's Workforce Safety & Insurance has chosen Work Loss Data Institute's Official Disability Guidelines -- Treatment in Workers Comp ODG to manage the treatment and expected disability duration for workers' compensation claims statewide the Work Loss Data Institute announced Friday

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