Clarifications and Corrections
Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Sixth Edition
Please note: Any Guides Sixth purchase after June 1, 2009, is a reprinted copy that incorporates the updates found in the Clarifications and Corrections document.
As you already know, the Sixth Edition of the Guides uses a new methodology to assess impairment and addresses past criticisms of the Guides including physician interrater and intrarater reliability, consistency between chapters, and an antiquated model of disablement. The Fifth Edition, published in 2000, represents 28 years of editions refining the methodology and guidance originally introduced with the First Edition of the Guides in 1972. With publication of the Sixth Edition's Clarifications and Corrections, the American Medical Association hopes to provide guidance on applying this new methodology (built on International Classification of Function), eliminate contradictions, and correct omissions to build on our stated goals of greater precision, standardization of the rating process, and internal consistency (6th ed, page iii). Additionally, for ease of use, the changes are provided in color, and are presented in table or text format using the original size.
To request a free copy of the Clarifications and Corrections, please call 1-800-621-8335 to order using order number NC705408.
If you have further inquiries, please email Guides6@ama-assn.org.
