Official Disability Guidelines 2002: Complete Edition. (Book Reviews).Editors: Philip L. Denniston, Jr. and Mohammed I. Ranavaya, MD Publisher: Work Loss Data Institute, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , 2002 (Seventh Edition) This book was first published in 1996 by the Work Loss Data Institute, an independent organization free of political or commercial influence and entirely dedicated to providing comprehensive disability information. The Official Disability Guidelines integrates information from several U.S. Federal Government databases including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. National Health Interview survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. NCHS is the United States' principal health statistics agency. , the OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. database, and the National Hospital Discharge survey. The information is presented in a concise form and covers all diagnostic codes in ICD-9-CM ICD-9-CM International Classification of Disease, 9th edition, Clinical Modification A standardized classification of disease, injuries, and causes of death, by etiology and anatomic localization and codified into a 6-digit number, which allows and the ICD-10 codes. The impact on total absence, length of disability, and hospital length of stay are clearly shown. The median, mode, means, and calculated recommendation data as well as the number of observations these calculations are based upon are also displayed. The Average Medical Cost allows readers to estimate the financial impact of the condition. Finally, the Return to Work Best Practice Guidelines practice guidelines Medical practice A set of recommendations for Pt management that identifies a specific or range of range of management strategies. See Peer review organization, Practice standards. Cf 'Cookbook' medicine. for different treatment modalities are also defined whenever appropriate. This is a very useful parameter as it allows an individual assessment of the condition according to the way it is being treated. This book, as well as Official Disability Guidelines 2002: Special Edition: Top 200 Conditions, should be very useful resources to those involved in occupational medicine and especially in disability assessment. |
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