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“The ACOEM guidelines were judged valid in the overall evaluation, and the ACOEM was seen as preferable to the currently available alternatives.”
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California Workers' Compensation Institute Bulletin

New CWCI research found that utilizing medical services beyond what the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM’s) Practice Guidelines recommend was associated with higher medical and indemnity payments, prolonged medical treatment, and delayed return to work.
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New Study on the Productivity Impact of ACOEM's Utilization Management Knowledgebase™ (UMK)

ACOEM releases a groundbreaking white paper studying the productivity impact of the Utilization Management Knowledgebase. The study and whitepaper were undertaken by Quintus Design, a professional web usability and design firm, studying the UMK as compared to a primary competitive treatment guideline.
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