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in AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Sixth Edition: A Response to the NCCI Study
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Published: 01 November 2012
Figure 3 Methodology Used in Determining Diagnosis-based Impairment (DBI) in the Spine Chapter More about this image found in Figure 3: Methodology Used in Determining Diagnosis-based Impairment (DBI) in the Spi...
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Published: 01 January 2009
Figure 1. Spine Diagnosis-based Impairment Example More about this image found in Figure 1.: Spine Diagnosis-based Impairment Example
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in Impairment Tutorial: Lower Extremities Impairment Evaluation: Overview of Sixth Edition Approaches
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Published: 01 September 2008
Figure 1. Lower Extremity Diagnosis-based Impairment Example More about this image found in Figure 1.: Lower Extremity Diagnosis-based Impairment Example
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Published: 01 July 2008
Figure 1. Comparison of Diagnosis-based Impairment More about this image found in Figure 1.: Comparison of Diagnosis-based Impairment
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in Upper Extremities Impairment Evaluation: Overview of Sixth Edition Approaches
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Published: 01 March 2008
Figure 1. Upper Extremity Diagnosis-based Impairment Example More about this image found in Figure 1.: Upper Extremity Diagnosis-based Impairment Example
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Published: 01 January 2008
Figure 3. Diagnosis-Based Grid Template More about this image found in Figure 3.: Diagnosis-Based Grid Template
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Published: 01 January 2008
Figure 4. Diagnosis-Based Grid Structure for Extremities More about this image found in Figure 4.: Diagnosis-Based Grid Structure for Extremities
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Guides Newsletter (2023) 28 (4): 40–41.
Published: 01 July 2023
...Christopher R. Brigham, MD © 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. 2023 American Medical Association Combined Values Diagnosis-Based Impairment Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Impairment QUESTION: Are the multiple impairments added or combined for a patient...
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Guides Newsletter (2015) 20 (5): 15–16.
Published: 01 September 2015
... ( AMA Guides ), Fifth and Sixth Editions will help physicians avoid common pitfalls and improve the reliability of impairment ratings. One source of confusion associated with rating a shoulder is determining whether to use the range-of-motion (ROM) method or the diagnosis-based impairment (DBI) method...
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Guides Newsletter (2023) 28 (1): 1–15.
Published: 01 January 2023
.... The sixth edition focuses on diagnosis-based impairments (6th ed, 2). In the AMA Guides , Sixth Edition (2008), Chapter 13, The Central and Peripheral Nervous System, had significant rating-process discrepancies with other chapters. This article identifies the discrepancies and explains the revisions made...
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Guides Newsletter (2022) 27 (2): 14.
Published: 01 March 2022
... the percentage lower extremity impairments (LEIs) for each of the six hip motions, and the total is the impairment rating. When using the diagnosis-based impairment method, I have always assumed that if all motion impairments are mild, that is a good result, and I have selected class 2 in Table 16-4, Hip...
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Guides Newsletter (2018) 23 (1): 14–16.
Published: 01 January 2018
...) and diagnosis-based impairment (DBI) are the two possible stand-alone methods for rating knee impairment. The ROM method was widely used in previous editions of the AMA Guides, but at present DBI is the method of choice for calculating impairment. To rate knee impairment using the DBI method, the physician...
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Guides Newsletter (2019) 24 (5): 14–15.
Published: 01 September 2019
...Jay Blaisdell; James B. Talmage, MD Ratings for “non-specific chronic, or chronic reoccurring, back pain” are based on the diagnosis-based impairment method whereby an impairment class, usually representing a range of impairment values within a cell of a grid, is selected by diagnosis and “specific...
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Guides Newsletter (2022) 27 (2): 8–11.
Published: 01 March 2022
... include using the diagnosis-based approach for more than one diagnosis within a region, and incorrectly assessing gait abnormalities, motion loss, nerve injuries, and complex regional pain syndrome. Rigorous adherence to the AMA Guides methodology and recognition of common IR errors can prevent...
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Guides Newsletter (2022) 27 (1): 7–11.
Published: 01 January 2022
... in physician IR reports and independent medical examination reports. Recognizing these errors can result in the prevention and management of these ratings. Common errors include rating impairment using the diagnosis-based approach for more than one diagnosis within a region and making incorrect assessments...
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Guides Newsletter (2008) 13 (2): 1–5.
Published: 01 March 2008
...Figure 1. Upper Extremity Diagnosis-based Impairment Example ...
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Guides Newsletter (1997) 2 (5): 3.
Published: 01 September 1997
..., identify your options for calculation. These include gait (section 3.2b), arthritis (section 3.2g), diagnosis-based estimates (section 3.2i), and range of motion (section 3.2e). Then calculate the corresponding impairment. For gait, using Table 36 (4th ed., 76), she best fits the category of mild...
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Guides Newsletter (2019) 24 (6): 12–15.
Published: 01 November 2019
...Jay Blaisdell, MA; James B. Talmage, MD Like the diagnosis-based impairment (DBI) method and the range-of-motion (ROM) method for rating permanent impairment, the approach for rating compression or entrapment neuropathy in the upper extremity (eg, carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS]) is a separate...
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Christopher R. Brigham, MD, MMS, Robert D. Rondinelli, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Genovese, MD, MBA, Craig Uejo, MD, MPH, Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, JD
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Guides Newsletter (2008) 13 (1): 1–12.
Published: 01 January 2008
...Figure 3. Diagnosis-Based Grid Template ...
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Guides Newsletter (2018) 23 (4): 9–10.
Published: 01 July 2018
... be less familiar with the rating process for these types of injuries. The diagnosis-based methodology for rating pelvic fractures is consistent with the process used to rate other musculoskeletal impairments. Evaluators must base the rating on reliable data when the patient is at maximum medical...
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