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Impairment rating and disability determination.
Authors
Holmes EB
Source
eMed 2008 May; :314195
NIOSHTIC No.
20037612
Abstract
The medical community, the public, and the scientific literature often misunderstand the distinction between disability and impairment. This article defines the differences between disability and impairment. Furthermore, the ever-increasing numbers of people alleging disability and impairment necessitate a professional understanding of these terms, the scope of the problem, and the most effective means to deal with these issues in a medical practice.
Keywords
Disabled-workers; Handicapped-workers; Medical-personnel; Health-care-personnel; Physicians; Medical-services; Work-practices; Regulations; Standards; Physical-fitness; Physical-capacity; Health-standards;
Author Keywords: impairment rating; disability determination; disability ratings; independent medical evaluation; IME; maximum medical improvement; MMI; permanent and stationary; motivation; sincerity of effort; performance APGAR
Publication Date
20080514
Document Type
Internet Resource
Funding Type
Grant
Fiscal Year
2008
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-T42-OH-008414
Source Name
eMedicine. Medscape's Continually Updated Clinical Reference
State
UT
Performing Organization
University of Utah
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