California Workers' Comp
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Apr 1, 2024
2024 CA Physician Fee Schedule Increases TODAY
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update increasing reimbursements for the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medic...
Mar 29, 2024
Change Cyberattack Delays Payment of San Francisco Bills
The fallout from the cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues to reach new corners of the national healthcare system, including workers' compensation. ...
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Mar 28, 2024
WCIRB: By Insurers, For Insurers
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau (WCIRB) is one of the most influential organizations guiding the decisions of legislators, regulators, and other stakeholde...
Mar 26, 2024
Second Review: CA Providers Recovered $21M in 2023
The 2023 data are in — California daisyBill providers collectively recovered over $21 million by submitting Second Review appeals to dispute incorrect reimbursement denials o...
Mar 21, 2024
Gallagher Bassett Finds Lockheed Martin Claims
Workers’ comp providers can now submit bills to Gallagher Bassett for treatment furnished to Lockheed Martin's injured employees. Previously, daisyNews reported that L...
Mar 20, 2024
Duplicate Workers' Comp e-Bills: It's Time to Stop
When workers’ comp e-billing technology works properly, sending a duplicate e-bill is rare — not routine.If your practice’s workers’ comp e-bills are getting lost or r...
Mar 11, 2024
EAMS: An Open Letter to the CA Assembly Budget Subcommittee
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) asked the State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration for an additional $22 million to update its Elect...
Mar 5, 2024
PPOs Undermine CA Physician Fee Schedule Increase
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) increased reimbursement rates under the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Sche...
Mar 1, 2024
CA: CorVel Increases PR-2 Payments Following daisyBill Webinar
Workers’ comp is messy. But it works much better when providers, claims admins, employers, and all other stakeholders understand that we’re in this mess togethe...
Feb 29, 2024
CA Med-Legal Billing: 3 Tips to Win IBR Disputes
Statistically, California Medical-Legal evaluators are highly likely to prevail at Independent Bill Review (IBR) — but that doesn’t mean physician evaluators can’t benefit fr...
Feb 28, 2024
CA Med-Legal MDs: Don't Accept Denials or Adjustments - IBR Works!
California Medical-Legal physician evaluators, Independent Bill Review (IBR) is your friend.According to data from the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), 96% of ...
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Feb 26, 2024
CA Physician Fee Schedule Webinar Replay Available
Last week, hundreds of providers, claims administrators, attorneys, and employers gathered to learn about 2024 updates to California’s Physician Fee Schedule for workers’ com...