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Evidence-Based Guidelines in Workers’ Compensation
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Editorial Evidence-based Guidelines in Wo r k e r s ’ C o m p e n s a t i o n
Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS Editor
I want to extend my sincerest thanks to the editors of this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Drs Andrew Friedman and Gary Franklin. I also want to thank all of the authors who contributed to this very special issue. Under the progressive, forward-thinking leadership of Dr Franklin and his team at the Department of Labor and Industries, the Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) was formed in 2007. The Washington State Legislature authorizes the IIMAC to advise the Department of Labor and Industries on matters related to the provision of safe, effective, and cost-effective treatments for injured workers, including but not limited to the development of practice guidelines and coverage criteria, review of coverage decisions and technology assessments, review of medical programs, and review of rules pertaining to health care issues. This issue represents some of the best work from the IIMAC, and I think clinicians will find this text remarkably useful. Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS St Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute 711 South Cowley Street Spokane, WA 99202, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am - (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2015.05.003 1047-9651/15/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Editorial Evidence-based Guidelines in Wo r k e r s ’ C o m p e n s a t i o n
Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS Editor
I want to extend my sincerest thanks to the editors of this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, Drs Andrew Friedman and Gary Franklin. I also want to thank all of the authors who contributed to this very special issue. Under the progressive, forward-thinking leadership of Dr Franklin and his team at the Department of Labor and Industries, the Industrial Insurance Medical Advisory Committee (IIMAC) was formed in 2007. The Washington State Legislature authorizes the IIMAC to advise the Department of Labor and Industries on matters related to the provision of safe, effective, and cost-effective treatments for injured workers, including but not limited to the development of practice guidelines and coverage criteria, review of coverage decisions and technology assessments, review of medical programs, and review of rules pertaining to health care issues. This issue represents some of the best work from the IIMAC, and I think clinicians will find this text remarkably useful. Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS St Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute 711 South Cowley Street Spokane, WA 99202, USA E-mail address: [email protected]
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am - (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2015.05.003 1047-9651/15/$ – see front matter Ó 2015 Published by Elsevier Inc.
pmr.theclinics.com