New ACOEM-Based Formulary Gives ODG More Competition

By John P. Kamin, ReporterCompetition between the publishers of two of the most popular medical treatment guidelines heated up on Wednesday with the Reed Group's launch of its new formulary based on the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine's Practice Guidelines. The Reed Group, publisher of the ACOEM guidelines, released the "beta," or preliminary version of its new formulary. The company said that it will consider user feedback to improve the formulary through the first quarter of 2014. Many private insurance carriers and states, including Washington and Texas, ...