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The Medical Disability Advisor Disability Duration Guidelines

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The Medical Disability Advisor: Workplace Guidelines for Disability Durations, 5th Edition

Access the world's leading evidence-based disability duration information at the click of a mouse and provide the best case management possible.

See for yourself how MDA Internet streamlines workflow, increases communication among healthcare professionals, and provides the best in return-to-work guidance.

Effective case management increases workplace productivity by reducing lost time. Employees, employers, case managers and healthcare providers all benefit through use of evidence-based disability duration guidelines. Our disability guidelines are relevant to short-term disability (STD), long-term disability (LTD), workers compensation and other work-related absence management issues.

The Medical Disability Advisor: Evidence-Based Disability Duration Guidelines

  • Data is derived from management disability cases that are coded at the time of diagnosis
  • Clinical text is derived primarily from refereed sources rather than publications pulled indiscriminately from the Internet
  • Strict process followed to obtain and interpret data in the context of expert medical judgement (Medical Advisory Board)
  • The MDA is updated regularly with improved content, new conditions and valuable features
  • The MDA review process includes an annual content and feature update, plus a 3 year renewal/update schedule for duration tables. Our users can be sure that their benchmarking is good for a 3 year period.

Available in These Formats

  • MDA Internet – Internet subscription
    MDA Internet is offered as an annual subscription for clients who want the ease of using disability duration guidelines on-line. Free trial
  • MDA Internet Bilingual (English-Spanish) – Internet subscription
    Reed Group offers MDA Internet Bilingual (English-Spanish) to support employers and case managers working with the growing Spanish-speaking workforce in the U.S. MDA Internet is also offered in Spanish as a standalone product. Learn more
  • MDA Internet with Utilization Management Knowledgebase (UMK)
    Includes both return-to-work guidelines and treatment guidelines. Learn more
  • MDA for Windows – CD ROM
    Take advantage of this easy to use format.
  • MDA Text – 2 Volume Set
    The Medical Disability Advisor, Fifth Edition reference text provides you access to the disability guidelines in book format for quick access.