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Audio-Only Telehealth Now Permitted in CA - Part 3
May 18, 2020
Audio-Only Telehealth Now Permitted in CA - Part 3
This is the third of our series on retroactive telehealth rule changes announced by the California Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) on 5/12/2020. Today we focus on t...
CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2020
Oct 14, 2020
CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2020
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 ...
Telehealth: CMS Medicare Adds 11 New Telehealth Services
Oct 21, 2020
Telehealth: CMS Medicare Adds 11 New Telehealth Services
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...
CPT 99072 for Extra Time and Supplies for COVID-19
Oct 28, 2020
CPT 99072 for Extra Time and Supplies for COVID-19
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. ...
DWC Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes
Oct 29, 2020
DWC Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes
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 ...
CA DWC: 2021 Fee Schedule Updates as of 1/5/2021
Jan 5, 2021
CA DWC: 2021 Fee Schedule Updates as of 1/5/2021
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 ...
CA OMFS - Reimbursements Reduced for Physician Services
Feb 12, 2021
CA OMFS - Reimbursements Reduced for Physician Services
Yesterday, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced the 2021 reimbursement changes to the Physician Services section of the Official Medical Fee Sched...
CA OMFS: Physician Fee Schedule Update Effective April 1
Mar 29, 2021
CA OMFS: Physician Fee Schedule Update Effective April 1
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for ...
CA: New Med-Legal Fee Schedule Pending
Mar 30, 2021
CA: New Med-Legal Fee Schedule Pending
A reimagined Medical-Legal Fee Schedule is on the way.Following the required public hearing and comment period, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) fi...
OMFS Update: 59 Codes Newly Billable
Jul 5, 2021
OMFS Update: 59 Codes Newly Billable
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for ...
Data: Discount Entities Plunder CA OMFS
Nov 2, 2021
Data: Discount Entities Plunder CA OMFS
Workers’ comp payers throughout California ignore the state fee schedule and fail to reimburse providers the mandated reimbursements rates as allowed by the sta...
Changes to 2022 CA OMFS WC Physician Fee Schedule
Jan 2, 2022
Changes to 2022 CA OMFS WC Physician Fee Schedule
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for ...