ODG by MCG

ODG by MCG offers highly configurable, industry-specific medical treatment and return-to-work solutions which are used for managing workers’ compensation, disability, and auto liability claim outcomes with evidence-based, data-driven decision support.

ODG by MCG provides unbiased, evidence-based guidelines and technology solutions that support payers, providers, and employers in their efforts to effectively return people to health in workers’ compensation, disability, and auto injury. The clinical guidelines and analytical tools within ODG help improve and benchmark return-to-work performance, set reserves, facilitate quality care (including auto-authorization by CPT-ICD), and assess the level of claim risk for interventional triage.

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Advantages
  • ODG solutions have been officially adopted by 11 U.S. states. https://www.mcg.com/odg/resources/state-adoptions/
  • ODG combines evidence-based medical literature (“evidence-based medicine”) with claims data analytics (“data-driven medicine”) to work in concert to optimize outcomes with the right levels of intervention.
  • ODG provides strategic consulting with all our solutions. The ODG team brings over 50 years of cumulative industry knowledge to perform an in-depth analysis of your pain points, metrics, and goals.
Features
  • The TAO Index, or Treatment Analyzer on Outcomes. The TAO Index measures the correlation of each medical intervention with timely return-to-work (RTW).
  • Treatment Guidelines: ODG evidence-based treatment guidelines are designed for clinical practice as well as utilization review and medical management.
  • The ODG Drug Formulary provides a list of medications used in workers’ compensation cases, by name and National Drug Code (NDC), along with each drug’s preferred status. This tool is derived from the evidence-based recommendations in the ODG treatment guidelines.
  • ODG Job Profiler: The ODG Job Profiler is an innovative software platform powered by MyAbilities and artificial intelligence technology which is available as an add-on to the ODG by MCG User Interface. The ODG Job Profiler adds job demand data across every industry and occupation by providing a comprehensive database of physical, cognitive, and environmental demands specific to over 30,000 jobs spanning nearly every industry.

Expertise
  • Over 27 years of providing industry-leading return-to-work solutions.
  • The ODG Team is frequently asked to speak at regional and national workers’ compensation conferences as thought leaders.