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Aug 23, 2018
CA Workers' Comp: Navigating Billing for Allianz/FFIC
Effective May 1 of this year, insurers Allianz and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) merged their payment systems for California workers’ comp to reflect Allianz’s 2015...
Aug 2, 2018
Details Matter: Always Keep Accurate Workers' Comp Bill History
When it comes to protecting your office’s revenue, maintaining detailed and accurate records is crucial. Especially when disputes over billing and payment arise, it’s often t...
Aug 29, 2014
27 Claims Administrators That Still Require Faxing of Electronic Bills
California’s electronic billing mandate went into effect on October 18, 2012. This means that for over a year and a half, the DWC has required that claims administrators mus...
Jan 19, 2016
2015 in Review: Workers' Comp Average Days to Payment
DaisyBill processes over 700,000 California workers’ comp bills per year with direct electronic connections to over 505 different claims administrators and payers. The transp...
Mar 3, 2017
New DWC Lien Rules Effective March 26, 2017
Since the passage of Senate Bill 1160 last fall, questions have swirled around the landmark piece of legislation’s new lien declaration requirements. This week, the Workers’ ...
Dec 13, 2016
Audit Complaints: Making Things Right in Workers’ Comp
California claims administrators have certain responsibilities when it comes to processing bills. They must issue timely and complete Explanations of Review (EORs) and paymen...
Jul 25, 2018
Don’t Buy the Hype: Excessive Bill “Auditing” Hurts Workers’ Comp
At DaisyBill, we pride ourselves on helping providers obtain correct, consistent reimbursement for treating injured workers. But our mission to cut the waste and inefficiency...
Aug 8, 2019
NonCompliant CNA, Crum & Forster, County of San Diego - Electronic EORs Not Optional
As California continues its transition to fully paperless workers’ comp billing and payment, some claims administrators have apparently decided to follow their own regulation...
Feb 10, 2021
Fresno USD Fails to Comply with Electronic Billing Regulations
For providers treating injured workers, electronic billing is by far the best billing option. For claims administrators in California, it’s not optional at all; accepting ele...
Nov 12, 2019
Markel First/Midwest EORs Leave Providers in the Dark
Electronic Explanations of Review (EORs) from Markel First and Midwest Insurance are missing crucial pieces of information. Key required elements like patient names and Socia...
Nov 18, 2019
City of Los Angeles Neglects Its Duty
The City of Los Angeles (LA) is a self-insured, self-administered employer. This means that the city assumes all of the responsibilities of a claims administrator to complian...
Nov 21, 2019
Hanover –> What the H*llover is Going On?
We have yet another tale of a payer flagrantly ignoring its duty to compliantly process provider bills for treatment of injured workers. This account of payer friction highli...