Master the AMA Guides® Fifth helps the user make the change to the AMA Guides® Fifth with complete ease and confidence regardless of the role in the evaluation process or how Guides is used. It leads the user logically through the change using side-by-side comparisons of the Fifth Edition with previous editions, from a thorough assessment of how the new edition will change the way physicians evaluate disability all the way through its implications for the legal, regulatory and reimbursement systems.
Features and Benefits

Table-by-table comparison of changes between fourth and fifth editions

Detailed analysis of complicated cases not addressed in Guides

Clarification of complex chapters, such as The Spine

State-by-state analysis of different interpretations of the Guides Medical and legal tips for applying the Guides within your practice

Determining causation from a medical and legal perspective

Greater guidance regarding the assessment and use of the pain chapter

Clarification of some difficult conditions, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and reflex sympathetic disorder