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    • ODG 20th Anniversary Countdown >
      • #20 The RTW Prescription
      • #19 The UR Advisor
      • #18 The Comorbidity Calculator
      • #17 The Procedure Summaries
      • #16 Medline Plus Connect
      • #15 Opioid Dosing Alerts
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      • #13 Savings Calculator
      • #12 Drug Formulary
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      • #10 There Is No Substitute
      • #9 Evidence-based medicine crosses all borders
      • #8 Solutions at the root cause of claim problems
      • #7 Set and know your limits with confidence
      • #6 Making Anyone a Coding Expert
      • #5 Universally Accepted
      • #4 A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win Solution
      • #3 People
      • #2 Automation
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    • "ODG in the Know" Training Sessions with Phil LeFevre >
      • Session #5: Arkansas Pending Adoption - Understanding ODG
      • Session #4: ODG Risk Assessment Score
      • Session #3: The Claims Reserve Calculator
      • Session #2: Emerging (Disturbing?) Trends in the Adoption of Treatment Guidelines at the State Level
      • Session #1: An insider's look at ODG
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    • ODG in the News >
      • WCRI: Formulary May Cut Prescription Drug Costs for Louisiana State Employees
      • Peers Health and University of Michigan Announce New Research Applying Intelligent Learning to the ODG Return to Work Data Set
      • Texas Workers' Compensation Costs Down 63% Since 2005
      • icare aims to improve injured workers’ health outcomes with new tool
      • RTW as a Voice for Injured Workers in Treatment Guidelines
      • WiserTogether partners with Peers Health to deliver an actionable treatment guidance solution, "Return to Health®" for Disability and Workers' Compensation Markets
      • Lowering the Score
      • Protz Case: A Look at Disability Guidelines
      • To Be or Not to Be – the Fate of the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary
      • Why Gov. John Edwards Should Sign Louisiana Formulary Bill HB 592
      • Brannan: Our Formulary Is Model for Other States
      • LeFevre: ODG, NGC and the Formulary Debate
      • Putting a Bridle on the Louisiana Opioid Epidemic
      • Workers Compensation Treatment Guidelines: Obstacles and Opportunities
      • What's Past is Not Prologue: Formularies Differ by State
      • No Consensus on Treatment
      • Improving Workers Comp Through Data
      • The Rise of ODG
      • Medata-ODG Study Shows that Focusing on Quality of Care Can Also Lead to Savings
      • BWC Hopes Utilization Review Revisions Better Serve Workers, Physicians
      • Texas Report Card: High Profits and Low Number of Opt Outs
      • Betts Headlines the DWC's Education Conference
      • Ron Skrocki: Using Data to Affect Change in Workers’ Comp
      • Study: Doctor Participation 'Stable,' but Claimants' Attorneys Disagree
      • Falling Frequency, Severity Trigger Second Rate Decrease Since August
      • Injured employees have ready access to medical care, study shows
      • Price Hike for Opioid Antidote Raising Eyebrows
      • ClaimVantage Successfully Hosts First Annual Asia-Pacific User Group Meeting
      • NCCI: Drug Spend Up 6% in 2014
      • State Touts Workers' Compensation as 'Model' for the Nation
      • Enhanced Decision-Support in Coventry Connect Flags At-Risk Claims
      • Experts Say Identify Comorbidities Early to Control Workers’ Comp Claims Costs
      • DWC's Formulary Proposal Draws Criticism for Deviating From Published Recommendations
      • NCCI Proposes 10.2% Loss Cost Decrease, 4th in 4 Years
      • Following Sweeping Reforms, NCCI Proposes Double-Digit Rate Decrease
      • Closed Formulary Continues to Lower Drug Costs and Opioid Use
      • Texas Reduces Costs, Opioid Use With Closed Formulary
      • Guidance Begins to Emerge on Medical Marijuana Use
      • New Report Shows N-Drug Prescriptions Plummeted Post-Formulary
      • Fentanyl Folly
      • Study: Following Treatment Guidelines Improves Outcomes
      • Work Loss Data Institute Hires VP for Strategic Solutions
      • Arizona Industrial Commissions Moves Forwards with Adoption of ODG and Drug Formulary
      • Marsh ClearSight Announces ODG Return to Work Integration and New Predictive Models in Latest Release
      • A New Method of Assessing the Impact of Evidence-Based Medicine on Claim Outcomes
      • Relieving the Adjuster’s Burden Through Automated Technology
      • Ongoing Opioid Battle Requires a Focus on What Matters Most
      • Coventry Expands Outcomes-Based Network to 37 States
      • Study Highlights Need for More Scrutiny of Benzodiazepine Prescribing
      • Publisher of Official Disability Guidelines Secures Federal Contract
      • Study Supports Benefits of Evidence-Based Medicine
      • TN Bureau Publishes Final Draft of Drug Formulary and Treatment Guidelines
      • Study Supports Benefits of Evidence-Based Medicine
      • Integrating Workers' Compensation Industry Data With Employee Data Makes Benchmarking, Early Intervention Possible With Origami Risk
      • 6 Best Practices for Case Managers
      • NCCI Recommends 14.8% Rate Decrease - Oklahoma (WorkCompCentral)
      • NCCI Recommends 6.2% Rate Reduction - New Mexico (WorkCompCentral)
      • Getting Case Management Off Auto Pilot (WC Magazine)
      • Industry Prepares for ICD 10 Changeover Again (Risk & Insurance)
      • Acrometis and ODG Partner to Uniquely Integrate Evidence-Based Guidelines into CLAIMExpert (BusinessWire)
      • Tennessee Adopts ODG Treatment Guidelines (WorkCompCentral)
      • Worker Can't Get In-Home Therapy that Wasn't Recommended by Disability Guidelines (WorkCompCentral)
      • Making the Case for Guidelines in Workers' Compensation (AAOS)
      • A Nifty Tool to Predict Claims Costs
      • WCRI Sees Significant Potential Savings from Formularies (WorkCompCentral)
      • Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission Posts Proposed Rule Adopting ODG, Formulary (WorkCompCentral)
      • First Step in Treatment Guidelines Focuses on Opioids, Chronic Pain (WorkCompCentral.com)
      • Formulary Could Save a Half-Billion Dollars each Year, CWCI Reports (WorkCompCentral.com)
      • Workers' Comp Loss Costs Declining Again in Oklahoma (InsuranceJournal.com)
      • Texas Report: Impact of ODG Formulary, August 2014
      • Texas-Like Drug Formulary Has Potential to Reduce Costs in Other States (InsuranceNews.net)
    • Press Releases >
      • 2018 >
        • ODG and Peers Health Expand Partnership to Include Data Collection and New Products
        • ODG Announces New User Interface for Industry-Leading Treatment, Formulary, and RTW Guidelines
      • 2017 >
        • Montana to Adopt ODG Formulary
        • icare NSW Chooses ODG For Evidence-Based Guideline Automation and Adjudication Of Claims Following Successful Pilot
        • HealthBASE Networks introduces ProviderBASE
        • Hearst Acquires Work Loss Data Institute
      • 2016 >
        • WorkersCompensation.com Partners with WLDI for ODG Integration
        • WiserTogether, Work Loss Data Institute, And Peers Health Team To Guide Consumers' Return To Health
        • ODG Webinar Examines the Proposed California Formulary
        • WLDI Chooses to Withdraw ODG from NGC
        • ODG Hires Karen Caterino as VP Strategic Solutions
        • WLDI Recognized as Approved Government Vendor with GSA Contract Award
      • 2015 >
        • Oklahoma Marks Third Rate Decrease Since Adoption of ODG
        • Tennessee Votes to Adopt ODG Treatment Guidelines
        • Ametros Financial (CareGuard) and Work Loss Data Institute, the Publisher of ODG, Announce Strategic Partnership
      • 2014 >
        • ODG Now Includes Claim Risk Assessment Scores
      • 2013 >
        • Ken Eichler joins Work Loss Data Institute and ODG
        • New ODG Reserve Calculator Released
        • New ODG Opioid Outreach Flyer Available
        • Wyoming Adopts Official Disability Guidelines (ODG)
        • New Mexico Adopts Official Disability Guidelines
      • 2012 >
        • ODG Navigator Toolbar Enhances User Experience
        • ODG Adds Online Return-To-Work Prescription App
        • Work Loss Data Institute Releases Evidence Based Medical Management Guidelines for Group Health
        • ODG Certification Now Available to Guideline Users
        • ODG in the Know w/Phil LeFevre
        • 10th Anniversary Edition of ODG Treatment Released, with new Diabetes Guidelines
      • 2011 >
        • 2012 State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute
        • Upcoming Training Series Scheduled: ODG in the Know with Phil LeFevre
        • ODG Embraces ICD-10 Codes to Maximize the Diagnostic Accuracy of Its Treatment and Return-to-Work Guidelines
        • Oklahoma Adopts Official Disability Guidelines (ODG)
        • ODG Adds Disability Duration Guidelines by CPT© Procedure Code
        • ODG Now Includes Best Practice Hospital Length Of Stay (LOS)
      • 2010 >
        • Type of Treatment is Primary Predictor of Return to Work
        • ODG for eReader Now Available
        • Updated ACOEM Study Shows Long-Term Use of ODG Reduced Days Lost per Employee from 7.4 to 5.2
        • WLDI Releases National Drug Code (NDC) Crosswalk
        • ODG Announces Comorbidity Calculator
        • 2010 State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute
        • ODG Announces Guideline Exception Protocol
        • New Enhancements Improve ODG Ease of Use
        • ODG Stands Up in Court: Recent Hearing Re-Affirms that ODG Guidelines are Sustainable Evidence for Court Rulings
        • 2010 ODG Product Line Released, Marking the 15th Anniversary Edition of Evidence-Based Guidelines
      • 2009 >
        • New State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute
        • 2009 ODG Product Line Released
        • New Pulmonary Treatment Guidelines Added to ODG Treatment
      • 2008 >
        • New ODG Drug Formulary From Work Loss Data Institute
        • 2008 ODG Product Line Released
      • 2007 >
        • Kansas Adopts ODG
        • California DWC Chooses ODG for Postsurgical Guidelines
        • New Training Tool Released - ODG Good to Go!
        • California DWC Embraces New Chronic Pain Guideline
        • How do you measure up? Benchmarking article
        • New Tool Added to ODG to Facilitate Utilization Review
        • 2007 ODG Product Line Released
        • Texas Adopts ODG >
          • Utilizing ODG in Texas
      • 2006 >
        • New Pharmaceutical Guidelines Added to ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp
        • Labor Unions in Hawaii Choose ODG
        • Texas Picks ODG Over ACOEM
        • Patient Information Resources Appendix Added to ODG
        • New Study Released in ACOEM’s Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Quantifies Success of Case Management Using ODG
        • Workers' Comp Cost Data Added to ODG
        • ODG Treatment in Workers' Comp Announces Addition of Hip Chapter
        • 2006 Official Disability Guidelines Products Released
        • Missouri's Workers' Comp Leader Adopts Official Disability Guidelines
      • 2005 >
        • North Dakota Adopts Official Disability Guidelines
        • The Management of Workplace Mental Health Issues and Appropriate Disability Prevention Strategies
        • 10th Anniversary Edition of Official Disability Guidelines
      • 2004 >
        • State Report Cards for Workers Comp 2004
        • New ACOEM Practice Guidelines Now Available on the Web
      • 2003 >
        • Official Disability Guidelines 2004: Evidence-Based Medical Library Hits Home
        • Evidence-Based Medicine Breaks New Ground With Launch of ODG Treatment in W/C
        • "State Report Cards for Workers Comp", Based on Newly Available OSHA Data
      • 2002 >
        • ODG 2003 Rockets Work Comp and Disability Insurance Markets to New Heights
        • Disability Lost-Time Costs Exceed Medical Costs, According to New Report from CDC Data
        • California, New York and Texas: Three Amigos Hit Hard by Workers' Comp Outliers says WLDI Report on US Government Survey
        • New 7th Ed. Official Disability Guidelines Tops 2002’s “Most Wanted” list of Work Comp/Disability Management Tools
      • 2001 >
        • US Hispanics Less Likely to Miss Work says WLDI Report on Government Survey
        • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Linked to Computer Work, Usual Suspect, says WLDI Report on Government Survey
        • Work Loss Data Institute and Delphi Technology create information series on the return-to-work process
        • WLDI releases 6th edition of Official Disability Guidelines – ODG 2001 - now including descriptions, incidence and prevalence indicators, and benchmarking tables
      • 2000 >
        • Medgate and Work Loss Data Institute form partnership to create case/absence management software
        • Work Loss Data Institute now offers return-to-work guidelines on the Web
        • New database available to help employers improve the health of their employees
        • Official Disability Guidelines 2000 - 5th Anniversary edition - now includes costs
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2010 Press Releases

  • Type of Treatment is Primary Predictor of Return to Work - November 2010 
  • ODG for eReader Now Available - June 2010
  • Updated ACOEM 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 
  • ODG Announces Comorbidity Calculator - March 2010
  • 2010 State Report Cards Released by Work Loss Data Institute - March 2010 
  • ODG Announces Guideline Exception Protocol - March 2010
  • New Enhancements Improve ODG Ease of Use - February 2010
  • ODG Stands Up in Court: Recent Hearing Re-Affirms that ODG Guidelines are Sustainable Evidence for Court Rulings - February 2010 
  • 2010 ODG Product Line Released, Marking the 15th Anniversary Edition of Evidence-Based Guidelines - January 2010
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