CAN MED ASSOC J• AUG. 15, 1997; 157 (4) 369 nies and accident adjusters. Many of these
reports function only to sustain a bureaucracy, and some of the greatest abusers are our …

CPP tells MDs”(Can Med Assoc J 1997; 156: 61-4), by Nicole Baer, quite informative. To
those of us in the trenches, it has seemed that requests for disability forms and third-party …

When they call me at the Medical Society of Nova Scotia their anger is palpable. They are
the growing number of men and women frustrated that they have been denied access to …

Several years ago, a disease from which I suffer rendered me disabled. I am now in a
wheelchair, I'm legally blind, and I speak with difficulty. As a consequence, after about 50 …

Although medicine and law often operate from incompatible bases, physicians must
occasionally work with lawyers and in the process reconcile medicine to the legal world …

When they call me at the Medical Society of Nova Scotia their anger is palpable. They are
the growing number of men and women frustrated that they have been denied access to …

Tips to Help Your Patients File Successful Disability Applications | AAFP search close brand
logo Your professional, well-documented assessment of a patient’s functional limitations is …

According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion persons worldwide have a
disability. In the United States, more than 56 million American workers have some form of …

The frustration of the physician who wrote this case scenario is real, and many physicians
experience this frustration in their practices. Physicians receive forms from various disability …

A. Medical care cannot be judged simply on outcome. The system must do a better job of
making the distinction between reasonable and unreasonable care. B. Scientific uncertainty …