The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently announced the release of the fourth edition of the Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers Compensation System.
This comprehensive guide helps physicians and other health care providers dispense optimal care to injured workers.
“The physician’s guide was last revised in 2001, and much has happened in the last 15 years,” said DWC Acting Administrative Director George Parisotto. “The guide provides up-to-date information that will help practitioners apply the reforms set forth in SB 863.”
“Physician understanding of the workers compensation system is critical to helping deliver appropriate care to injured workers,” added DWC Acting Executive Medical Director Dr. Raymond Meister.
The manual contains 16 chapters, revising material from the third edition and providing new chapters on the following subjects:
• Parties to the System
• Benefits and Payments to Employees
• Reports and Timelines in the System
• Evidence-Based Medicine and the MTUS
• Utilization Review and IMR
• Physician Payment and the OMFS
The Physician’s Guide is intended as an educational and reference tool to supplement the reader’s professional experience.
While intended primarily for treating providers, others in the workers’ compensation community may also find the information helpful, particularly Qualified Medical Evaluators (QMEs) and those preparing for the QME certification exam.
Author Kori Shafer-Stack, Editor, Amaxx Risk Solutions, Inc. is an expert in post-injury response procedures and part of the Amaxx team helping companies reduce their workers compensation costs by 20% to 50%. www.reduceyourworkerscomp.com. Contact: [email protected].
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