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Independent Medical Evaluation

A Practical Guide

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Authors:
  1. Douglas W. Martin

    1. UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine, Sioux City, USA

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  • Practical, clinically-based "how-to" guide written to appeal to all levels of clinicians

  • Contains a large selection of illustrative example documents and models that may be used as templates

  • Written by an expert in the area of Independent Medical Evaluations

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. What Is an Independent Medical Evaluator?

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 1-5

  3. Medicolegal Systems and the IME Provider

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 7-16

  4. So You Want to Do IMEs?: How to Develop This Service

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 17-23

  5. Practical Aspects of IME Appointments: Scheduling, Agreements, Etc.

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 25-40

  6. Setting the Stage: What You Can Learn (and Not) from the Medical Records and How to Use Them

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 41-44

  7. Taking an IME History and Conducting the Examination

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 45-59

  8. Be Prepared!: Things You May Not Have Thought About

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 61-73

  9. Addressing Common Questions Posed to the IME Examiner

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 75-81

  10. Developing and Authoring an IME Report

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 83-188

  11. Whacky Things That Happen After the Report Is Done and How to Deal with Them

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 189-197

  12. The Independent File Review

    • Douglas W. Martin
    Pages 199-215

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 217-220
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About this book

This comprehensive book thoroughly addresses every aspect of Independent Medical Evaluations, an important part of many medical specialty disciplines where forensic opinions are needed by patients, physicians, insurers, and attorneys. Independent Medical Evaluation: A Practical Guide begins by defining the IME product and the IME evaluator themselves, explaining the medicolegal systems, and providing guidance towards establishing these professional services. Following this, the book describes how to best use medical records, and best-practices for taking an IME history and conducting an examination. The final few chapters cover developing an IME report, the common challenges and pitfalls encountered, with strategies and pearls shared to illustrate how to avoid them. Structured in a concise, practical format, this essential guide includes a large selection of sample models and templates, for additional teaching purposes.


The first of its kind, Independent Medical Evaluation: A Practical Guide is a unique and ideal reference text for any physician working with IME’s, from the physician conducting their first exam, to the experienced physician alike.

Reviews

“This book integrates the features of using medical records along with taking an IME history and conducting the examination. Somewhat within the practical aspects of this nexus, the author shares many of his experiences among a spectrum of cases stretching from adolescents through adult workers and even to patients of advanced years. … The author targets those who perform IMEs, from beginners to those more experienced. Expert witnesses also may find the book useful.” (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

  • UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine, Sioux City, USA

    Douglas W. Martin

About the author

Douglas W Martin MD, FAADEP, FACOEM, FAAFP
Medical Director
UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Occupational Medicine
Sioux City, Iowa  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Independent Medical Evaluation

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Authors: Douglas W. Martin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71906-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71905-4Published: 16 February 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71906-1Published: 02 February 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine

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