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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...

ALERT: Malpractice Insurance & Telehealth Coverage

In our most recent webinar, California Workers’ Comp Telehealth Made Easy, we reviewed the Medicare and California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) rules for providing...

Telehealth: Video vs Audio Explained for California Workers' Comp

In our most recent webinar, California Workers’ Comp Telehealth Made Easy, we reviewed the Medicare and California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) rules for providing...

California DWC Alone Determines Workers' Comp Rules During COVID-19

As COVID-19 redefines the workers’ compensation landscape, providers have many questions. But there is no question as to what persons or which entities have the authority to ...

OMFS & COVID-19: Updates to Pathology Fee Schedule

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