Qualified Medical Evaluator Study Guide Rated A+

Qualified Medical Evaluator/Examiner (QME) {Ans: An independent physician certified by the Industrial Medical Council to perform medical evaluations.}Independent Medical Evaluator {Ans: Former term to QME before 1991}Simple QME {Ans: the Pt and insurance have attorneys but they do not agree on single QME so they choose their own QME}Defendant's QME {Ans: If the case is filed on WCAB, the simple QME (pro-defense) of the CA/employer}Medical unit of DWC {Ans: they certifies a doctor to be a QME in a WC case.}Agreed Medical Evaluator/Examiner (AME) {Ans: the Pt's and claim administrator's attorneys agree on single QME}