About:
　AMA Guides Sixth is the latest standard in medical impairment rating, emphasizing the fundamental skills physicians need to evaluate and communicate patient impairments. Determine a grade within an impairment class using functionally based histories, physical findings and broadly accepted objective clinical test results.


　　Features:
　Incorporating the latest scientific research and evolving medical opinion provided by nationally and internationally recognized experts, the AMA Guides Sixth offers:

　　　　ㆍ　Required clinical information needed to rate a given condition
　　　　ㆍ　Contemporary, evidence-based concepts and terminology of disablement from the ICF
　　　　ㆍ　Standardized approach across organ systems and chapters that allows evaluators to document functional assessment, clinical tests and physical findings
　　　　ㆍ　Uniform grids for each organ system that arrange commonly used ICD-9 diagnoses within the five classes of impairment severity, according to the consensus-based dominant criterion
　　　　ㆍ　Step-by-step grading instructions in each chapter to promote consistent scoring

　Make Transparent and Reproducible Decisions
Functionally based histories, physical findings and broadly accepted objective clinical test results are integrated where applicable in Guides Sixth to help physicians determine the grade within the impairment class and make transparent and reproducible decisions.