KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. (August 13, 2008) — Expert Clinical Benchmarks (ECB), the research and academic subsidiary of MedRisk, will hold its International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) meeting from Sept. 19 through 21. The 2008 annual meeting will be held at MedRisk’s headquarters in King of Prussia, Pa.

ISAB is an elite panel of world-renown physical medicine specialists who review treatments, outcomes, and the latest research and literature to ensure that MedRisk brings the highest quality of care to injured workers. This year, ISAB’s clinical focus is low back, cervical/thoracic, upper extremity, and lower extremity injuries. Work hardening, work conditioning and chiropractic care are also on the agenda. The panel will also examine the business of physical medicine, delving into patient satisfaction and its impact on recovery and on incorporating outcomes into treatment guidelines.

ISAB Panelists include Paul F. Beattie, PhD, PT, OCS; Rob De Bie, PhD, PT; Erik Hendriks PhD, PT; Philip W. McClure, PhD, PT; Lori Michener, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC, Marilyn Moffat, PT, DPT, PhD, CSCS, FAPTA; Donald Murphy, DC, DACAN, Roger Nelson, PhD, PT, FAPTA. Click here for more information on the ISAB Panelists.

About ECB

Expert Clinical Benchmarks, LLC (ECB) is the clinical research and academic subsidiary of MedRisk, Inc. ECB monitors treatment outcomes, measures patient satisfaction, conducts academic offerings for clinicians, performs peer reviews, and is the industry leader in the development and maintenance of physical medicine treatment guidelines and utilization management protocols based on integrated outcome models and evidence-based practices. More information is available at www.expertclinicalbenchmarks.com.

About MedRisk

Founded in 1994 and based in King of Prussia, Pa., MedRisk, Inc. provides specialty managed care services along with claims workflow management tools to the workers’ compensation industry. With a demonstrated core competency in physical medicine management, MedRisk has leveraged its technological expertise and evidence-based research to provide a growing list of products and services to its client community including document management, best-practice claim-workflow automation, specialty network services, network integration and data analytics. MedRisk’s programs deliver savings and operational efficiencies that are significantly greater than traditional programs. Customers include insurance carriers, self-insured employers, third-party administrators and general managed care workers’ compensation companies. More information is available at www.medrisknet.com or by calling 1-800-225-9675.

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Helen Knight, King Knight Communications, 813-961-6051; helen@kingknight.com
Rommy Blum, MedRisk, Inc., 610-768-5812; rblum@medrisknet.com