ODG & Big Data

December 11, 2019 | evidence-based medicine, ODG | Like |

ODG & The Role Of Big Data In Treatment Guidelines

Our founder and Medical Director, Dr. J. Clark Race, found this article by ODG by MCG Managing Director, Phil LeFevre, entitled, “The Role of Big-Data in State Adopted Treatment Guidelines,” very interesting and informative.

ODG: A Valuable Resource

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ODG Guideline Lowers Medical Disputes & Opioid Use

November 20, 2019 | ODG | Like |

The Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation recently released a report showing that usage of ODG Guidelines lowered the number of medical disputes and the levels of N-drug opioid usage have dropped by 97% since 2007. Dr. J. Clark Race, Orthopedic Surgeon and Founder/ Executive Director of Expert Witness Doctors, has found the ODG to be very useful and reliable in rendering opinions in workers compensation cases and civil litigation and was pleased to have that usage validated by the report.

ODG Recommended As Solution For Louisiana Opioid Addiction Crisis

May 10, 2017 | ODG, Opioid Abuse, Opioid Addiction | Like |

Proven Solutions To Address Opioid Abuse

The Louisiana Association of Self Insured Employers (LASIE) has released an article making a case for the state of Louisiana to adopt the ODG Drug Formulary.

Louisiana has the sixth highest prescription-per-capita rate with 1.03 pain-killer prescriptions written per Louisiana resident in 2015.

Evidence-Based Medicine Improves Outcomes

March 21, 2017 | evidence-based medicine, ODG | Like |

Why Evidence-Based Medicine?

Because it works!

Via Work Loss Data Institute

Although the benefits of using evidence-based medicine (EBM) are often touted due to dramatic improvement in outcomes in states that have adopted ODG, up until last year there had never been an academic study published in a peer-reviewed medical journal that examined whether or not EBM could deliver these results from a compliance standpoint on a closed claim file.