With this updated edition of UNDERSTANDING THE AMA GUIDES IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION, you'll develop a solid understanding of the new standards, which in turn, will empower you to argue cases more successfully. Readers will find pages of detail on: the distinction between 'permanent impairment' and disabilitythe circumstances under which physicians may express an opinion concerning disabilityspine evaluations under the new injury modeland much more. You'll also get practical answers to important questions like 'How do the AMA GUIDES rate degrees of impairment?' and, 'How do they establish a monetary value for a totally impaired body part?' Plus, there's state-by-state case-specific information, checklists, and sample proofs.

Understanding the Ama Guide in Workers' Compensation (Personal Injury Library)

Babitsky, Steven

Mangraviti, James J., Jr.

Business

Wiley Law Pubns

The American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (or AMA Guides) is mandated for use in many workers' compensation systems. The AMA Guides are now in their sixth edition, and various states are using either the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth edition of the Guides.
 In easy-to-follow language, Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensationbrings you up to speed with a review of essential concepts... complete coverage of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Edition of the AMA Guides ...and a focus on the key changes.
 Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation delivers the concise, jargon-free information you need to prepare any case with confidence - and the courtroom-tested tactics to help you win it. Whether you're new to workers' compensation cases or a long-time practitioner, this expertise-filled resource will be an invaluable time and work-saving tool in every case involving the AMA Guides.
 This resource is an arsenal of ready-to-use tools, techniques, and tips to help you build a better case from start to finish, including:
<ul>
<li> Expert insight on how physicians should reach impairment ratings - and how to spot mistakes that may compromise up to 80% of all ratings, according to one study</li>
<li>
Case-tested guidelines for using the AMA Guides to prepare client and physician testimony</li>
<li>
Sample proofs that illustrate how permanent impairment can be established for various injuries</li>
<li>A cross-examination guide that shows how to pick apart an opposing physician's credibility, including word-for-word cross-examinations from real cases</li>
<li> Dozens of questions to confound opposing witnesses - including case-clinchers like "The Ten Most Difficult Cross-Examination Questions" </li>
<li>
Convenient digests of federal and state statutes and case law decisions that put a wealth of legal background at your fingertips </li>
</ul>
Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation has been updated to include coverage of:
<ul>
<li> Which conditions are not adequately covered in each edition of the AMA Guides
</li>
<li>The level of compliance with the AMA Guides legally required of a rating physician</li>
<li>When rating physicians may deviate from the Guides and how to justify or challenge such deviations</li>
<li> Which edition of the AMA Guides is legally required to be used</li>
<li>Whether the AMA Guides are admissible into evidence</li>
<li> How to challenge the adoption of the AMA Guides
</li>
<li>What the courts find or do not find persuasive when ratings made under the AMA Guides are challenged </li>
<li>How the AMA Guides relate to scheduled awards</li>
<li>How to preserve the strongest record for appeal</li>
<li>When exactly a claimant is or is not at maximum medical improvementand#8212;for example, a claimant with a condition such as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which may wax and wane over time</li>
<li>Can a claimant be evaluated for impairment even though he is not at maximum medical improvement</li>
<li>Who is qualified to rate impairment</li>
<li>And more!</li>
</ul>

Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation 2014

Wolters Kluwer/Law & Business

Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers' Compensation delivers the  concise, jargon-free information you need to prepare any case with confidence  - and the courtroom-tested tactics to help you win it. Whether you're new to  workers' compensation cases or a long-time practitioner, this expertise-filled  resource will be an invaluable time and work-saving tool in every case  involving the AMA Guides.   In easy-to-follow language, Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers'  Compensation brings you up to speed with a review of essential concepts... complete coverage of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Edition of the AMA Guides ...and a focus on the key changes.   This resource is an arsenal of ready-to-use tools, techniques, and tips to  help you build a better case from start to finish, including:    Expert insight on how physicians should reach impairment ratings - and  how to spot mistakes that may compromise up to 80% of all ratings, according  to one study   Case-tested guidelines for using the AMA Guides to prepare  client and physician testimony   Sample proofs that illustrate how permanent impairment can be  established for various injuries   A cross-examination guide that shows how to pick apart an opposing  physician's credibility, including word-for-word cross-examinations from real  cases   Dozens of questions to confound opposing witnesses - including  case-clinchers like "The Ten Most Difficult Cross-Examination Questions"   Convenient digests of federal and state statutes and case law decisions  that put a wealth of legal background at your fingertips    Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers’ Compensation has  recently been updated to include:    The practical and legal implications of the AMA's 52-page Corrections and  Clarifications to the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides   A chapter-by-chapter analysis and guide to the significant changes under the  Corrections and Clarifications to the 6th Edition of the AMA Guides   The legal ramifications of a rating physician's failure to cite with  specificity how the impairment rating under the Guides was arrived at   How to use the fact that the claimant is not at Maximum Medical Improvement to  maintain benefits for a claimant   How far an examiner may deviate from the Guides when evaluating CRPS-1   The effect of a rating physician's failure to use "magic words"   The legal effect of a physician's use of the wrong edition of the Guides   The permissibility of using impairment percentages from the Neurological  Impairment Chapter where the 4th Edition of the Guides does not provide  impairment percentages for mental impairment   The permissibility of using impairment percentages from the 2nd Edition of the  Guides where the 4th Edition does not provide impairment percentages for  mental impairment   How to handle a situation where the claimant is eligible for a scheduled award  and is rateable under the Guides   When an examiner is legally permitted to use the range of motion model for  spinal impairments under the 4th Edition   How closely an examiner must follow the AMA Guides to have a  supportable rating   How to rate conditions not addressed in the AMA Guides   The ramifications of a physician making a mistake in an impairment rating

Understanding the Ama Guides in Workers' Compensation, 2 Volume Set

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The overwhelming majority of all testimony given by expert witnesses is given in depositions. Depositions: The Comprehensive Guide for Expert Witnesses shows expert witnesses how to excel during their depositions. You will learn: The questions you should expect to be asked, How to truthfully and artfully answer counsel s questions, How to defeat opposing counsel s tactics, Special techniques for excelling during videotaped depositions, The law governing depositions and how to avoid abuse, How to properly prepare for your deposition, How to set and collect your fee, Techniques for answering trick and difficult questions, and Much, much more. Chapter 1 Deposition Law and Procedure Chapter 2 Understanding the Strategies and Goals of Opposing Counsel Chapter 3 Preparing for Your Deposition Chapter 4 Subpoenas, Subpoenas Duces Tecum, and the Use of Documents Chapter 5 What Experts Can Expect to Be Asked Chapter 6 Deposition Advice for Expert Witnesses Chapter 7 Understanding and Defeating Counsel s Deposition Tactics Chapter 8 Setting and Collecting Your Fee Chapter 9 Videotaped Depositions Chapter 10 Handling Abuse Chapter 11 Truthfully and Artfully Answering Trick and Difficult Questions Chapter 12 Sample Annotated Expert Deposition Transcripts Appendix A FRCP Rule 26. Appendix B FRCP Rule 30. Appendix C An Example of Abusive Behavior Sanctioned by the Court Appendix D Obstructive Behavior by Retaining Counsel Appendix E Sample Schedule from Subpoena Duces Tecum Appendix F Sample Notice of Deposition Appendix G Example of Deposition Errata Sheet Appendix H Expert Deposition Preparation Checklist

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