Work Loss Data Institute (WLDI) is an independent database development company focused on workplace health and productivity, with offices in California and Texas. WLDI products include Official Disability Guidelines (ODG), now in its 17th edition, which provides evidence-based disability duration guidelines and benchmarking data for every reportable condition. New medical treatment guidelines for work-related conditions are also available with ODG in a complete integrated product, ODG Treatment, currently in its 10th annual edition. Both put evidence-based medicine to work for those involved in workers' comp and non-occupational disability, including insurers, TPA's, health care providers, case managers, employers, benefits administrators, risk managers and claims attorneys in the management of return-to-work and utilization of medical services following illness and injury. Each are available in various electronic and textbook formats, including data licensing for seamless integration with existing claims systems. Special Studies on illness and injury affecting the workforce have also been released, extracted from ten million cases or more within the ODG database.  Other guidelines available from Work Loss Data Institute include the IAIABC Impairment Guides (available on Web versions of ODG). Finally, WLDI publishes the Employer Health Register, a complete directory of products and services used to improve the health and productivity of working people. What's New: ODG Certification Now Available to Guideline Users - March 2012 New Session: "Emerging (Disturbing?) Trends in State Treatment Guidelines" with Phil LeFevre - February 2012 10th Anniversary Edition of ODG Treatment Released, with new Diabetes Guidelines - January 2012 Introducing ODG Mobile Pro - January 2012 2012 State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute - December 2011 ODG Embraces ICD-10 Codes to Maximize the Diagnostic Accuracy of Its Treatment and Return-to-Work Guidelines - June 2011 Oklahoma Adopts Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) - May 2011 ODG Adds Disability Duration Guidelines by CPT© Procedure Code - March 2011 ODG Now Includes Best Practice Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS) - February 2011 Type of Treatment is Primary Predictor of Return to Work - November 2010 Updated Study Shows Long-Term Use of ODG Reduced Days Lost per Employee from 7.4 to 5.2 - May 2010 WLDI Releases National Drug Code (NDC) Crosswalk - May 2010

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