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Ventura Unified School District Is No Longer Using York

Ventura Unified School District is no longer using York to process medical bills. Effective 5/1/2019, Athens will be handling all claims for the Ventura Unified Schoo...

CA Work Comp Providers Overworked and, per WCRI, Underpaid

California pays its providers less than just about any other state for services rendered to injured workers. With 2,300 California provider clients, DaisyBill's number...

SB 537: Arbitrary Medicare Reimbursement Hurts Physicians

SB 537 incorrectly presumes there is an analogy between workers’ comp and Medicare. While the assumption seems understandable, it reflects a common misunderstanding that work...

The Conco Companies Changes TPA

The Conco Companies is no longer using Athens as its Third Party Administrator (TPA). Effective 4/1/2019, Travelers will be handling all claims for The Conco Companies...

SB 537: Say NO to Medicare Reimbursements

A proposed California bill, though seemingly benign, may establish Medicare rates as a standard for workers’ comp reimbursements, which would be a mistake. The bill, w...

Crum & Forster Switches Bill Review Vendor

According to a notice received from Crum and Forster, the insurer is no longer using Corvel for processing medical bills.Effective 4/24/2019, Conduent will be handling...

Liberty Mutual IBR Noncompliance: Unfair and Odious

After 124 days and 13 phone calls, Liberty Mutual fails to pay a $195 IBR fee ordered by Maximus. Employers need to take heed of this unlawful tale and make sure that ...

DaisyBill at RBMA Conference

If you’re attending the 2019 RBMA conference this week in Colorado Springs, visit us at Booth 204. The annual meeting of the Radiology Business Management Association ...

Updates to California's Guidelines for the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS)

The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently made two important announcements concerning the Medical Treatment Utilization Schedule (MTUS).First, th...

One Beacon Switches Bill Review to Genex

Effective April 1, 2019, One Beacon Insurance Group changed the company that serves as its bill review to Genex.One Beacon employs Jopari as its clearinghouse. Electro...

8 Minute How-To: Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR)

This short, free, and super-useful video demystifies Multiple Procedure Payment Reductions (MPPRs) for Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services in California.

9 Minute How-To: Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCIs)

Confused by the 2019 introduction of Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCIs) to Physician Services reimbursements?In just nine minutes you will know the reason Fresno...