Syllabus
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Course #5
(6 hours)
Critical Elements of the Dental QME Evaluation
Courses are approved by
the California DWC Medical Unit.
Provider #1240
Read DWC QME CE Requirements Here
Presented by:
John Van der
Werff, DDS, QME,
Daniel Buch, BS, DC, QME,
Guest: WC Administrative Law Judge, Christopher Miller.
1) Course
Description:
Narrated online video presentation of California QME procedures and California
DWC QME regulations, with concentration on dental evaluation content.
This module consists of three (3) 50 minute video Sections. A 50 question
online quiz is taken at the end of the 3rd Section.
2)
Course Schedule/Outline:
Section 1:
The QME evaluation, its time and scope
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Dental
exam data needed to complete the report
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What are the must have components of a quality report
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What are objective findings
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Ways to improve dental objective measurements
Section 2: DWC required content and headings
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Critical components of a complete report
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Current or Future Medical Care
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Causation and Apportionment review
Section 3:
Addressing Physical Impairment
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AMA Guides in Dental evaluations
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The post Almaraz/Guzman 2009
landscape
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Promptness and Time Frames
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Proof of Service
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EAMS and report package service
3)
Suggested
Reading
Selected sections of the 2001 California DWC Medical Unit Physicians Guide.
Selected sections of the 2013 QME Regulations.
Selected sections of the AMA Guides for the Evaluation of Physical Impairment (5th
Ed)
4)
Interactivity:
Online quiz is interactive, giving feedback on incorrect
answers.
5) No expenses of this course are underwritten or subsidized by vendors
of any goods, supplies or services.
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Course 5 - Critical Elements of the Dental QME
Satisfies DWC Requirements for:
- 3 hours of Medical-Legal Report Writing
- 1 hour of instruction in disability impairment rating
- 1 hours of
QME adherence to regulatory clerical requirements
- 1 hours of instruction in the proper application of the medical legal fee
schedule