Master the AMA Guides® Fifth helps the user make the change to the AMA Guides® Fifth with complete ease and confidence regardless of the role in the evaluation process or how Guides is used. It leads the user logically through the change using side-by-side comparisons of the Fifth Edition with previous editions, from a thorough assessment of how the new edition will change the way physicians evaluate disability all the way through its implications for the legal, regulatory and reimbursement systems.

Features and Benefits

• Table-by-table comparison of changes between fourth and fifth editions
• Detailed analysis of complicated cases not addressed in Guides
• Clarification of complex chapters, such as The Spine
• State-by-state analysis of different interpretations of the Guides Medical and legal tips for applying the Guides within your practice
• Determining causation from a medical and legal perspective
• Greater guidance regarding the assessment and use of the pain chapter
• Clarification of some difficult conditions, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and reflex sympathetic disorder