Most Recent Articles
Jan 30, 2019
Location-Based Adjustments (GPCIs) Now in Effect for California, as of January 1, 2019
For better or worse, location-based adjustments are here for California workers’ comp. Find out how they impact reimbursements in 2019. As our preliminary calculations...
Feb 1, 2019
2019 CA Workers’ Comp Evaluation & Management Cheat Sheet
The 2019 changes to California’s reimbursements got your head spinning? Here’s a handy reimbursement cheat sheet for the most frequently used Evaluation & Management codes.
Feb 4, 2019
California-Specific Codes Updated for 2019
With the flurry of new year fee schedule changes, California updated the Physician Fee Schedule reimbursement for its state-specific codes. These codes are explained in 8 CCR...
Feb 6, 2019
2019 Splinting & Casting Reimbursement Update
When navigating the seas of change, it’s refreshing to find an island of relative stability. Like California’s state-specific codes, the splinting and casting codes group (co...
Feb 26, 2019
Co-Surgery vs. Team Surgery: All You Need to Know
Surgery in workers’ compensation cases opens a Pandora’s box: reserves go up, nurse case managers get involved, and surgeons need to justify every detail of their billing to ...
Mar 4, 2019
Assistant at Surgery: All You Need to Know
Last week, we opened Pandora’s box on co-surgeons and team surgery. Notably left in the box was a discussion on assistant(s) at surgery. Typically this arises when physicians...
Mar 29, 2019
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...
Apr 5, 2019
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.
May 17, 2019
Alert: More Unreasonable Physician Reporting Demands
When it comes to billing complications, some California payers are demanding documentation for time-based procedure codes; a demand that is unsubstantiated by California work...
Jun 19, 2019
CA Physician Reimbursements INCREASE as of 7/1/2019
In Newsline No.: 2019-46, the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) announced changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services / Non-Physician ...
Jun 25, 2019
CA Physician MUE Reimbursement Change as of 7/1/2019
In Newsline No.: 2019-46, the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) announced changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule for Physician Services / Non-Physician Practit...
Jul 9, 2019
CA OMFS Update: Pathology/Clinical Lab Fee Schedule for 7/1/2019
On July 8, 2019, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered an update to the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule ...