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Create your first impairment exam

Open the Create New Impairment Exam dialog from the dashboard, pick the AMA Guides version, and open the workspace.

1m 30sUpdated 2026-10-26

Step-by-step

Every impairment rating starts on the Impairment Exams dashboard. Each exam holds one examinee and all of the ratings you enter for them.

Create the exam

  1. On the dashboard, click Create New Exam.
  2. Enter a Patient Identifier. A name, initials, or case number all work.
  3. Choose the edition under Select AMA Guide Version. Click the star next to the dropdown to make that version your default for future exams.
  4. Optionally set the Date of Exam, Date of Birth, Date of Injury, File Number, Case Number, Examiner, and Case Notes.
  5. Click Create Exam. ImpairMaster opens the new exam in the workspace.
The Create New Impairment Exam dialog. Patient Identifier and AMA Guide Version are the only required fields.
The Create New Impairment Exam dialog. Patient Identifier and AMA Guide Version are the only required fields.

You can update the optional details later from the dashboard with Edit Record, or from the Patient Info button in the workspace.

Find it again

Your exams are listed on the dashboard. Use Search exams... to find one by name, or Sort by… to order by name or exam date. Click an exam to reopen it.

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