Bridging the gap between impairment and disability, the AMA Guide to the Evaluation of Functional Ability provides a practical approach to functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) in relation to assessing patients' physical ability. With this book, readers will be able to:
-Know the differences between various functional tests to request the appropriate type
-Design, interpret and apply FCEs to process workers' compensation and to rate disability
-Clearly discuss and document how to best use the data in FCEs to assess a patient's ability to perform work-related and non-work-related activities of daily living, or ADLs
-Interpret and apply an FCE report and understand legal implications of FCEs