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  March 12, 2007
   Source:  WorkInjury.com, PR Web
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Most AMA Guides impairment ratings are incorrect and often readers of these reports are unaware of the significance of these errors.

So says a study conducted by Brigham & Associates, a company run by Christopher Brigham, M.D., which promotes many AMA Guides-related tools, publications and seminars for workers' compensation practitioners around the country.

According to the report, a review of California cases revealed the vast majority of the ratings were incorrectly elevated and often performed by physicians who were either unskilled or biased in performing impairment evaluations..

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