California AMA Impairment Lawyer has the Knowledge & Expertise to let the Medical Documentation of Your Injury Accident Case to Maximize your Settlement Value

Why is an AMA (American Medical Association) Medical Impairment is so Crucial to Your California Personal Injury Case?

The answer is a little complex: apart from the "actual injuries" the person has suffered, the question becomes whether the injured person has a permanent impairment to a particular body part (or parts) from the accident, and, more importantly, is that impairment to a particular body part properly documented under the American Medical Association 5th Edition Guidelines by a duly licensed medical doctor in California?

Please keep in mind, the above answer means your biggest piece of medical evidence in terms of allowing your injury lawyer to argue or substantiate appropriate case settlement value is, besides your actual documented injuries, whether you have a medically documented impairment to a function of a body part or parts. This is the big secret to the true value of any injury case for settlement or for a jury to consider in terms of damages, and it is often overlooked by the doctors, and the lawyers who practice in personal injury law in California. Keep in mind, NOT every injury will warrant an AMA impairment - please read on for more details:

Why is the AMA 5th Edition so important? 

Well, if it is warranted on your particular patient’s case, it can help your patient’s injury lawyer establish the following (which basically boils down to value points, or value drivers, for your patient’s injury case):

1. A medically supported impairment to a body part by a medical doctor;

2. A medical expert that can be called as a witness at or before trial to support the permanent impairment;

3. The degree or percentage of that impaired body part in relation to your patient’s entire body;

4. Future medical care based on the impaired body part or parts;

5. Duties under duress, and loss of enjoyment of life damages backed by a medical doctor;

6. An objective finding supporting the impaired body part; 

7. the claims adjuster or jury get an opportunity to understand the permanency of your patient’s injury;

8. Credible, independent, and objective evidence as to your patient’s impairment that is respected world-wide;

Also, did you know?

1. It is used by the insurance company's reviewing your patient’s case for settlement value (Colossus and its cousin computer programs);

Here is Some More Information for You to Consider Regarding the AMA Impairment:

Concerning the issue of impairment or disability, lamentably, Colossus (a secret computer program that may be evaluating your personal injury case!) will not give credence to reports from chiropractors. They must come from a medical doctor or D.O. with specialty. (General bias against chiropractic may stem from the fact that the original computer program was developed in Australia during a time when chiropractors were not fully recognized by the Australian government). In light of this, some are advocating the sandwiching of chiropractic between medical providers, such that the initial visit is with a medical practitioner who recommends chiropractic care, then sees the patient at the end of that care to provide any final impairment assessment needed.

Why my San Diego Injury Law Firm is a Good Choice for Your Injury Case:

Unfortunately, I am one of the few San Diego California injury attorneys that uses an AMA impairment rating, 4^th 5^th or 6^th edition, on a given PI case, when warranted. If more California injury attorneys would incorporate this knowledge in their injured client’s demand packages, it would change settlement results for all injured folks for the better.  You see, Colossus and its computer cousins will accept them (AMA medical impairment ratings) and the value driver is sometimes 35% to 40% of the entire injury claim!  Not every case will have an impairment rating (about 60% of a lawyers’ average case will if it is looked for, and 40% will not because it is not medically warranted based on the nature of the injuries), but every case should be evaluated for one. Thus, it is in the patient’s best interest to have it documented if warranted and supported by the injury and bio-mechanical force of the impact or injury producing event.  This is also an area where most attorneys, for a variety of reasons, fail in documenting in their demands! 

If you are looking for an experienced AMA impairment lawyer on your California accident, please give me a call, as I will be more than happy to explain it all to you. GIVE ME A CALL AT (619) 813-7955!

 

Blog for AMA Medical Impairment Injuries

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  Description: VIDEO BLOG: AMA IMPAIRMENT ON AN INJURY CASE ADDS CASE VALUE San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Mark C. Blane exposes how an injury case is reviewed and evaluated for settlement value by the insurance companies. The review is broken down into individual "value drivers" to arrive at a value for settlement. The computers that most insurance companies use today, look for and ask the adjuster, in the review, whether or not there is an impairment to a particular body part per the AMA guidelines. In fact, the computer program Colossus "assumes" a 2% whole person impairment on an injury claim; the adjuster dictates to the computer on whether there is one, or not. You can get a 2% impairment in the AMA guidelines from mere muscle spasms; the point is, does your injury lawyer utilize, when warranted, the AMA guidelines on your injury case?

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  Description: San Diego Injury Attorney Mark Blane discusses: What is an AMA Impairment Rating and why would it be important for you on your California Personal Injury Case? Well, first, it is an objective finding of medical impairment to a particular body part that is used world-wide to document impairment. It is one of the biggest "value driver" on a California Personal Injury Case; and it is the best arsenal an experienced injury lawyer can use to set a foundation for future medical care pre-trial and during a jury trial.

Library for AMA Medical Impairment Injuries:

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• What is the most important "Value Driver" to a Personal Injury Case? A Permanent Impairment Rating under the AMA (American Medical Association) Guidelines, Fifth Edition:
  Description: This piece of medical evidence is sometimes overlooked because the importance of medical documentation is sometimes not recognized. First, one needs to understand the meaning of a permanent impairment. A permanent impairment rating is, basically, a medical assessment of the degree of injury to a particular body part or body parts from an injury-producing accident. Therefore, the rating is a method used to objectively document an injury. More specifically, if you are injured and your symptoms are still affecting your recovery to a certain degree regarding a specific body part or parts after your medical care is completed, then your injuries may be supported by a medical assessment known as a permanent impairment rating.

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Frequent Questions for AMA Medical Impairment Injuries:

• CALIFORNIA AMA IMPAIRMENT & INJURY CASES:  What is an American Medical Association (AMA) Permanent Impairment finding?

• SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA AMA IMPAIRMENT LAW FIRM:  What does "Whole Person Impairment" under the AMA guidelines mean, and why is it important in my personal injury case?

• SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA PERSONAL INJURY CASE | AMA IMPAIRMENT:  Which edition of the AMA guidelines can an injured person utilize in his or her California Personal Injury case?

• SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA AMA IMPAIRMENT LAWYER:  How come my personal injury lawyer does not talk about the AMA Impairment guidelines for my California Personal Injury case?

• CA IMPAIRMENT INJURIES | AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 5TH EDITION GUIDELINES:  When did California adopt the AMA 5th Edition, and in which California state statute is it enforced?

Case Results for AMA Medical Impairment Injuries:

• AMA 5th Edition Impairment is used in a San Diego Uninsured Motorist

Awarded: $50,000.00 Policy Limits

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Awarded: $58,287.35

• Point Loma Car Accident in a 1960's Classic Car: AMA Cervical Injury

Awarded: $50,000.00 Policy Limits

• Soft Tissue Injury with Disc Bulge Injury & with AMA Impairment of 15%

Awarded: $42,500.00

• AMA Impairment Rating from San Diego Soft Tissue Injury Case

Awarded: $30,000.00

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• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

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  The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.

• The National Spinal Cord Injury Association

  Description: Founded in 1948, the National Spinal Cord Injury Association is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. This number grows by thirty newly-injured people each day. At NSCIA, they educate and empower survivors of spinal cord injury and disease to achieve and maintain the highest levels of independence, health and personal fulfillment. They fulfill this mission by providing an innovative Peer Support Network and by raising awareness about spinal cord injury and disease through education. Their education programs are developed to address information and issues important to their constituency, policy makers, the general public, and the media, and including injury prevention, improvements in medical, rehabilitative and supportive services, research and public policy formulation.

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More Legal Questions About San Diego California Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Accidents?

Do you have more legal questions about San Diego California Spinal Cord and Brain Injury & Accident cases?  Return to the California Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries Frequently Asked Legal Questions page. 
 

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