Questions Linger Over Tennessee UR Rule

The Tennessee Medical Association and members of the state Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council have reservations about an unusual new rule that allows doctors hired by employers or insurers to pick between the Official Disability Guidelines (ODG) or the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Practice Guidelines when conducting utilization reviews.The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development posted notice this month it will impose a new utilization review (UR) system that allows the “advisory medical practitioner” chosen by a util...