The Critical Link Between Medical Evidence and Guidelines Development Methodologies
As a guidelines development pioneer, Reed Group has long recognized the importance and value of applying medical evidence to the development and publishing of its return to work standard, The Medical Disability Advisor. Reed Group shares this core development philosophy and approach with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. As a medical specialty society, ACOEM is eminently qualified to develop and publish treatment guidelines that are unlike other treatment guidelines published by non-medical, commercial distributors. Reed Group is pleased to be the exclusive online provider of ACOEM's Practice Guidelines, Second Edition. ACOEM applies unparalleled rigor to guidelines development and updates; their development methodology is transparent. Licensed users of the Reed/ACOEM tools can rest assured they know the publishing source, as well as the accuracy of the guidelines being applied; critical when making weighty claims decisions.
As part of their update process, ACOEM recently adopted an even more meticulous strength-of-evidence rating methodology. The enhanced methodology incorporates the highest scientific standards for reviewing evidence-based literature, thus ensuring the most rigorous, reproducible, and transparent occupational health guidelines available. With ACOEM's permission, Reed Group provides the following reprint for our readers' reference and consideration.
The electronic version of ACOEM's Practice Guidelines, Second Edition is an integrated feature of UMK Professional, available exclusively through Reed Group. For a free trial and more information, click here.
Upcoming Events
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April 13
AOHC - American Occupational Health Conference
New York, NY
April 25
AAOHN - 2008 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Symposium & Expo
Salt Lake City, UT
April 27
RIMS - Risk and Insurance Management Society 2008
San Diego, CA
June 17
CMSA - Case Management Society of America Annual Conference & Expo
Orlando, FL
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