Definition
Maximum medical improvement
Also: MMI
Direct answer
The point at which a treating provider documents that a patient's condition has stabilized and further significant recovery is not expected.
NORBU Demand Editorial · Last reviewed 2026-08-31
In detail
What maximum medical improvement means in practice
MMI matters for demand timing and for future care. It is a clinical determination recorded by a provider — never something a firm or a software tool assigns.
Why it matters
Sending before MMI risks understating damages; the record should show the basis for the timing chosen.
Example
A discharge note stating the patient has plateaued and recommending a home program.
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