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California Retroactively Changes Telehealth Reimbursement - Part 1

On 5/7/2020 the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) Administrative Director, George P. Parisotto, issued a new Order with retroactive changes to the reimbursement calc...

Medicare Releases REVISED Telehealth Rules - Part 2

This is part two of our series analyzing telehealth reimbursement rule changes that were announced last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS'' or “M...

Medicare Releases REVISED Telehealth Rules - Part 1

Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS” or “Medicare”) significantly changed its telehealth reimbursement rules to adjust to the demands of the COVI...

OMFS: DWC Orders Further Pathology/Clinical Lab Adjustments

California’s Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) ordered further adjustments to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Section of the state’s Official Medical Fee Schedule ...

Providers, Ignore Anthem's Incorrect Telehealth Claims (and don't ingest Lysol, either)

On Friday, Anthem Workers’ Compensation sent an email to workers’ comp providers with misleading claims regarding telehealth compliance. The email misrepresents telehealth pr...

CA: Authorization for Treatment Provided via Telehealth

When we published Telehealth Cheat Sheet: California Providers’ Guide, many providers reached out to us with questions regarding authorization requirements. For clarification...

Telehealth Cheat Sheet: California Providers' Guide

For providers, COVID-19 has necessitated rapid shifts in healthcare delivery. Suddenly, telehealth is critical to continuing treatment while maintaining social distance and h...

How E-Billing Helps Workers' Comp Providers Navigate COVID-19

There was a time when electronic billing was the future of workers’ comp revenue management. COVID-19 accelerated that transition, making e-billing an immediate necessity.

California DWC Changes Telehealth Regulations as of 4/15/2020

On April 13, 2020, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a Newsline adopting changes to telehealth regulations effective for all dates of service on o...

CA Work Comp Telehealth Requirements Thru 4/14/2020

On April 13, 2020, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a Newsline adopting changes to telehealth regulations effective for all telehealth dates of s...

Ease Authorization Requirements for Workers' Comp During COVID-19

For California providers, obtaining authorization for workers’ compensation treatment requires substantial administrative resources. As COVID-19 strains those resources, prio...

Zoom Privacy, Security Issues May Affect Telehealth

Health care providers using (or considering) teleconferencing software Zoom, heed this important warning: serious security, privacy, and data protection issues reportedly pla...