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Mar 30, 2018
Location-Based Reimbursement in CA? DWC Plans Hearing on OMFS Changes
California workers’ comp providers may soon face another layer of complexity in calculating reimbursements: Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI), which would raise or lowe...
Feb 13, 2018
Providers: Don't Accept 2017 OMFS Rates for 2018 Dates of Service
Lately, we’ve noticed a problem. Some claims administrators are reimbursing providers incorrectly. Instead of paying the higher 2018 Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), cla...
Dec 20, 2017
2018 Surgery Reimbursements: Cheat Sheet
2018 is around the corner, and the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently posted updates to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effective January 1. La...
Dec 23, 2017
2018 Radiology Reimbursements (Professional Services): Cheat Sheet
Lately, we brought readers the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)’s recent updates to the Physician fee schedule for evaluation & management and surgery. Today, we take ...
Sep 20, 2017
OMFS Update Alert
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered new adjustments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effective for services rendered on or after Octobe...
Sep 27, 2018
CA OMFS: New Billing Codes for Physician Fee Schedule
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered updates to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effectiv...
Oct 4, 2018
CA OMFS Update: Outpatient/ASC Changes Effective October 1
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered updates to the Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) portion of the Official Medical Fee Sched...
Oct 3, 2018
CA DWC Proposes Pharma Fee Schedule Changes, Seeks Public Comment
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) proposed significant changes to the Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule. The proposals would bring pharmaceutical reimbursement c...
Jun 14, 2017
2017 Physician Fee Schedule Changes Effective July 1
Mark your calendar! The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a Newsline this week announcing the next wave of changes to the Physician and Non-Physician ...
Mar 29, 2017
DWC Adopts New DMEPOS, Same as the Old DMEPOS
The days are flying by. 2017 started with a bang, as the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted a slew of new fee schedules, and the reforms of Senate Bil...
Sep 15, 2016
Fee Alert: Quarter Four DWC Fee Schedule Updates
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted the following adjustments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for services rendered on or after October 1, 2016, in...
Feb 9, 2017
New Fee Schedule Adds Place of Service Code for Telemedicine
This week, we provided an overview of the upcoming changes to the Physician and Non-Physician section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). Today, we turn our attentio...