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    • Fifth Edition Rater Toolkit
    • Sixth Edition Rater Toolkit
    • Medicolegal Terms List for Indexing
    • IME Handbook
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  • Impairment Information
    • Find A Certified Rater (Coming Soon)
    • The Guides Guide
    • Defensibility Checklist
    • Impairment vs. Disability: What’s the Difference?
    • Medicolegal Glossary
    • The Impairment Blog (Coming Soon)
    • HR Toolkit
      • Impairment Policy Builder
      • Return to Work Timeline Predictor
  • Online Training Programs
    • AMA Guides®, Online Mastery Training
    • Subscribe to Online Training Here
    • WC Docwise
  • Evaluation Tools
    • Fifth Edition — Essential IME Forms and Templates
    • Sixth Edition — Essential IME Forms and Templates
    • Fifth Edition Rater Toolkit
    • Sixth Edition Rater Toolkit
    • Medicolegal Terms List for Indexing
    • IME Handbook
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Log In

Impairment Evaluation

The medical examination and analysis used to assign an impairment rating.

An impairment evaluation is the structured medical examination, records review, and analysis a physician performs to determine whether a permanent impairment exists and, if so, its rating under the applicable AMA Guides edition.

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