The newly revised Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, sixth edition, emphasizes the fundamental skills physicians need to evaluate and communicate patient impairments.

The sixth edition applies both terminology from and an analytical framework based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), to generate five impairment classes which permit the rating of the patient from no impairment to most severe. A diagnosis-based grid has been developed for each organ system. The grid arranges commonly used ICD-9 diagnoses within the five classes of impairment severity, according to the consensus-based dominant criterion.

Functionally based histories, physical findings and broadly accepted objective clinical test results are integrated where applicable to help physicians determine the grade within the impairment class. The result is a decision that is both transparent and reproducible.

Format: Hardcover, 634 pages
Publication Date: 2008 

NEW 6TH EDITION RELEASED JANUARY 2008 (See item 50012). Copies of fifth edition still available. For almost 30 years, GUIDES TO THE EVALUATION OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT has been providing practitioners with a uniform way to measure, evaluate, and report impairment.

Pub. Date: 2001
Format: Hardcover, 613 pages. 

Written by practicing physicians and legal experts, this guide addresses the problem of long-term medical certification of disability by physicians. It provides a framework to use for thinking through return-to-work issues based on risk, capacity and tolerance. Current data is included to help make informed return-to-work decisions.

Pub. Date: 2005
Format: Paperback, 356 pages w/ index 

Provides a practical approach based on latest evidence for functional capacity evaluations (FCEs). Includes patient, medical, and legal implications with observations on psychological and motivational status.
Published: 2009
Format: Softcover, 530 pages with index  

NEW FIFTH EDITION JUST PUBLISHED JUNE 2010!

Practical and easy to use, this "go to" source for guidance on the medical qualification determination of a commercial driver has been revised and updated. Information has been assembled from a variety of sources, including the Federal Register, and distilled by the co-authors for practical use by the clinician conducting the exams.
The fifth edition includes:
*Information on Medical Review Board
*Frequently asked questions from FMSCA
*Includes a model FHWA medical examinationa
*Updated References

Publication Date: 2010
Format: Paperback, 340 pages 

Released February 2010

Single volume covers those conditions that represent about 75% of total lost work days. Provides lost time guidelines using actual experience data from the federal government databases: OSHA's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC, NCHS and NHIS. Each condition includes raw data which is presented graphically along with return-to-work summary guidelines, return-to-work "best practice" guidelines, ICD-10 code, CM triage, causality liklihood, capabilities and activity modifications, procedure summary, medical costs, hospital length of stay, and average time out of work. Updated annually

Format: Paper, 276 pages 

Two volume set consisting of the Complete volume and the more portable Top 200 Conditions volume. These volumes are based on actual experience data from the federal government databases: OSHA's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CDC, NCHS and NHIS. Each condition includes raw data which is presented graphically along with return-to-work summary guidelines, return-to-work "best practice" guidelines, ICD-10 code, CM triage, causality liklihood, capabilities and activity modifications, procedure summary, medical costs, hospital length of stay, and average time out of work. Updated annually 

This supplemental publication to the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition (our item number 50012) is designed to assist users of the fifth edition transition to using the sixth edition of the Guides. Ideal for physicians, attorneys, insurers and policy makers.
-Includes quick reference tables that compare and contrast changes between the fifth and sixth editions
-Summarizes the new approach modeled after the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
-Reviews key points and changes in each chapter
-Features a state-by-state summary of workers' compensation statutes and interpretations of the Guides
-Offers medical and legal tips that highlight and promote deeper understanding of the impairment assessment methology and its impairment ratings

Format: Softcover, 429 pages with index
Publication Date: 2010 

Published in the UK this title has served as a comprehensive resource on the effects of ill health on employment. Chapters are organized by clinical systems, and co-authored by both a relevant specialist and an occupational physician. This updated, fourth, edition has an increased focus on the ethical and legal framework surrounding occupational health. New topics in this edition include health screening, returning to work after a critical illness, and health surveillance for vibration-exposed workers.
Pub Date: March 2007
Format: Softcover, 730 pages with index 

This book is designed to complement the AMA GUIDES TO THE EVALUATION OF PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT 5TH edition (See item #50006). Step-by-step guidance is provided in order to judge the degree to which impairments affect performance for specific jobs and whether disability is present. A standard format for each body region covers sources of disability, history, methods of physical examination, radiographic testing and interpretation, disability ratings, and work rating information. Covers how to use tests such as functional capacity evaluations and work hardening to assess and manage disabilities.
Pub. Date: 2002
Format: Hardcover, 864 pages