Use of AMA Guides in Defence cases is restricted. The AMA Guides are to be used on a very restricted basis for assessments of permanent impairment for Defence personnel, and then only in consultation with, or under the direction of, an approved medical provider. A common case of use of the AMA Guides is for fingers or toes in place of Table 9.4. AMA Product. AMA Store. The Product you're looking for is no longer available for sale on the Online Store. For immediate assistance please contact Customer Support by calling 800-621-8335. The Combined Values Chart in the AMA Guides has 5 errors (pages 604 -606) The Chart uses greatest value on the left and smaller value at the bottom of the chart. Intersection of that row and column provides AMA Guides page 527 90% LE = 36% WPI 17.01.02.01 - 36 42 bradfordbarthel.com . 2/8/2016 22 Example - The Rest FEC Rank 5 (page 2-4) If there are multiple ratable impairments, the physician should follow the above process for each of them and combine them using the appropriate methodology, the Combined Values Chart found as Appendix A (6th ed, 604-606). Summary Combined Values Chart bU5 wwr.r. r.r.r.r. mwwr. r.r.r.r. mmww r.hr.r. ummw hhhr. REEK muum r.r.r.r. mmud r.r.r.r. ~mmu r.r.r.r. m~mm r.r.r.r. -NN~ 5.5.2 Application of the AMA Guides 5.5.2 Application of the AMA Guides Ch 5 Calculation using the Approved Guide - Application of the AMA Guides has rarely been considered by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, indicating that, in most assessment cases, it is possible to use the Approved Guide. In Slattery and Comcare (2010), the Tribunal Transition to the AMA Guides Sixth: Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 6th Edition . by Ph.D. Rondinelli, Robert D., M.D. (Author), M.D. Eskay-Auerbach, Marjorie (Author) 2.7 out of 5 stars 3 ratings. ISBN-13: 978-1603591102. ISBN-10: 1603591109. Why is ISBN important? Abstract. Evaluating physicians may need to account for the effects of multiple impairments using a summary value. In the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides), Sixth Edition, the Combined Values Chart provides a method to combine two or more impairment percentages based on the formula A + B(1 - A) = the combined value of A and B. Using the Combined Values Chart Combined Values Chart 12 The values are derived from the formula A + B (1 - A) = combiend value of A and B, where A and B are the decimal 23 4 equivalents of the impairment ratings. In the chart all values are expressed as percents. To combine any two impairment Combined values chart (Page 604) has been used throughout the application to combine impairments wherever necessary, Table 16-1 (digits to hand), Table 163 (hand to upper extremity). - The witness's attention was directed to Table 16-15 on Page 492 of the AMA Guides. The table discusses compressionneuropathy. It is proper to 1.18 The Combined Values Chart in AMA5 (pp 604-06) is used to derive a percentage of whole person impairment (WPI) that arises from multiple impairments. An explanation of the chart's use is found on pp 9-10 of AMA5. Features of AMA Guides 6th ed: (2)(2) ¾AMA Guides is internally-consistent, hence easy to apply across multiple organ systems ¾AMA Guides is functionally-based to help capture impact of impairment upon ADLs ¾AMA Guides has high precision and resolution of impairment ratings Features of AMA Guides 6th ed: (2)(2) ¾AMA Guides is internally-consistent, hence easy to apply across multiple organ systems ¾AMA Guides is func