03/01/2020
specializes in anesthesiology and pain management conducted the UR.
In his report he included the ODG Guidelines for each of the following procedures
facet joint diagnostic blocks facet joint intra-articular injections therapeutic
blocks and facet joint radiofrequency neurotomy. Dr. Barna provided
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01/23/2020
reimbursement for medications designated as N drugs in the formulary.
To give states more flexibility NCOIL said its model law doesnt require the selection of a specific formulary. Instead it allows states the option of selecting a nationally recognized formulary such as ODG or MDGuidelines published
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01/01/2020
records Dr.
Treister also spoke to Dr. Gornet by telephone Respondent's Exhibit 5.
In reaching his opinions Dr. Treister reviewed and relied upon the Official Disability Guidelines
ODG for epidural steroid injections and disc replacement surgery as well as the
recommendation of the manufacturer of
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01/01/2020
2016 IMR
determination which upheld defendant's Utilization Review UR denial of an
electric mobility
scooter.
Applicant argued that both the UR and IMR reviewing physicians should not have based
their denial of
the mobility scooter on the official Disability Guidelines oDG because the
oDG have
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12/11/2019
demonstration of the Official Disability Guidelines or ODG published by MCG Health. It will also include a demonstration of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine guidelines published by Reed Group.
WCB meetings on both days start at 9 a.m. The board meets at 3301 Eagle St. in
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11/22/2019
' compensation.
The ODG guides have been adopted in one form or another in several states. And Kentucky regulators have generally won praise from industry insiders on adoption of a drug formulary and an early draft of the treatment guidelines. The formulary and guidelines were required by House Bill 2 major
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11/07/2019
The Montana Department of Labor and Industry is holding a public hearing in December to discuss rules that would update the ODG drug formulary for prescriptions written on or after Jan. 1.
Rules the department proposed would adopt the October 2019 edition of the ODG formulary published by MCH
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10/30/2019
risk and insurance needs Willis Towers Watson said in a statement.
She comes to Willis Towers Watson from Mitchell International where she worked as vice president of client services and pharmacy solutions.
Before Mitchell Caterino was vice president of strategic solutions at ODG by MCG Health
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10/30/2019
Telemedicine is not a one size fits all solution when it comes to treating musculoskeletal conditions and is often being used without the backing of evidence-based research according to a white paper by the publisher of the Official Disability Guidelines.
The white paper from ODG by MCG
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10/17/2019
The Kansas Department of Labor has posted updates to the Official Disability Guidelines the department said in a bulletin this week.
The state adopted the ODG published by MCG Health in 2008 and has updated it regularly since then. The latest revision includes seven pages of wording changes
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