CA DWC: 2021 Fee Schedule Updates as of 1/5/2021
Jan 5, 2021
California workers’ comp fee schedules change on a regular basis, though not always on a precise schedule. This article sums up the late 2020 and early 2021 updates thus far ...
AIG: 11,000+ Violations and Counting
Nov 12, 2020
Earlier this year, AIG Claims, Inc. (AIG) made the switch to Carisk as its workers’ compensation electronic clearinghouse. However, and unfortunately, this change had no impa...
Data PROVES Electronic Billing for Workers' Comp Works
Nov 10, 2020
COVID-19 and our recent elections highlight the flaws, delays, and increasing creakiness of the US postal system. In 2020, as mail fails, electronic bill transmission offers ...
DWC Retroactively Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes
Oct 29, 2020
In a Newsline dated October 27, 2020, the California Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) announced the adoption of the updated Medicare List of Telehealth Services, which ...
CPT 99072 for Extra Time and Supplies for COVID-19 -- Not Payable (Yet?) for Work Comp
Oct 28, 2020
Medical practices, including practices that treat injured or sick workers, have implemented numerous changes to safely treat patients in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Telehealth: CMS Medicare Adds 11 New Telehealth Services
Oct 21, 2020
Effective 10/14/2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS” or “Medicare”) added 11 new services to the List of Telehealth Services that Medicare will reimb...
Broadspire Employers: Audit Complaint Filed With DWC
Oct 21, 2020
In a recent article, Broadspire Defies CA Law and Denies Appeals Sent by Providers, we described Broadspires’ success in defying California workers’ comp laws without consequ...
DaisyBill Automates Zurich Second Review Appeals
Oct 21, 2020
DaisyBill recently broke the story (after receiving multiple reports from the DaisyBill community and beyond) that Zurich has improperly denied California providers’ bills fo...
When Zurich Speaks, Garbled Noncompliance Comes Out
Oct 20, 2020
We are writing about Zurich again, as the claims administrator’s conduct continues to be a symptom of the deep unfairness that permeates California’s workers’ comp system. Th...
Zurich: Triples Down on Foul Play
Oct 15, 2020
Clearly Zurich fears no recourse as it continues to systematically ignore rules while stripping California providers of proper reimbursement. In this latest development, Zuri...
CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2020
Oct 14, 2020
A new order from the Administrative Director of California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updates the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services portion of ...