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MedRisk's Expert Clinical Benchmarks holds International Scientific Advisory Board MeetingKING OF PRUSSIA, PA. (Oct. 23, 2007) - Expert Clinical Benchmarks (ECB), MedRisk’s research and academic subsidiary, held its annual International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) meeting in New York City this past Oct. 4 through 6. To ensure that MedRisk continues to provide the highest level of quality physical medicine and rehabilitation management for work-related injuries, the claims management and specialty managed care company relies on ISAB expertise in evidence-based practice treatments. The meeting provided a forum to discuss the latest evidence and review and update ECB’s proprietary guidelines for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. The panel also defined additional metrics to improve the measurement of patient satisfaction using both of MedRisk’s validated patient satisfaction tools (The MR12-English and the MR12-Spanish) as well as best-practice program standards for functional capacity evaluations, work-hardening programs, and provider documentation of patient progress. ISAB Panelists are Paul F. Beattie, PhD, PT, OCS; Rob De Bie, PhD, PT; Erick Hendriks PhD, PT; Philip W. McClure, PhD, PT; Lori Michener, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC, Marilyn Moffat, PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS, FAPTA; Roger Nelson, PhD, PT, FAPTA Information on them is available at http://www.expertclinicalbenchmarks.com/Pages/AboutUs.html. About ECBExpert Clinical Benchmarks, LLC (ECB) is the clinical research and academic subsidiary of MedRisk, Inc. ECB monitors treatment outcomes, measures patient satisfaction, conducts academic offerings for clinicians, performs peer reviews, and is the industry leader in the development and maintenance of physical medicine treatment guidelines and utilization management protocols based on integrated outcome models and evidence-based practices. About MedRisk Founded in 1994 and based in King of Prussia, Pa., MedRisk, Inc. provides specialty managed care services along with claims workflow management tools to the workers’ compensation industry. With a demonstrated core competency in physical medicine management, MedRisk has leveraged its technological expertise and evidence-based research to provide a growing list of products and services to its client community including document management, best-practice claim-workflow automation, specialty network services, network integration and data analytics. MedRisk’s programs deliver savings and operational efficiencies that are significantly greater than traditional programs. Customers include insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third-party administrators and general managed care workers’ compensation companies. More information is available at www.medrisknet.com or by calling 1-800-225-9675. Media Contacts: | |
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