Icare NSW, the largest workers’ compensation insurance company in Australia, has entered into an agreement to use the Official Disability Guidelines, or ODG.
Icare NSW is the New South Wales government's insurance and care services provider. ODG will be used to support decisions for medical treatment, return-to-work and risk assessment for workers’ compensation claims in New South Wales.
ODG is being customized with NSW claims-specific data and Australian health-related codes, according to icare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Chris Colquhoun. The agreement follows a 16-m...
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