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Oct 11, 2017
Stay Compliant: An Update on Modifier 93 for Exams Requiring Interpreter Services
Some insurers are making unreasonable demands regarding the application of modifier 93. Medical-legal providers use modifier 93 to bill for the extra time required to conduct...
Oct 13, 2017
Are You Billing for Missed Work Comp Appointments?
You should be. A provider’s time may be their most valuable resource. The complexity of workers’ comp billing drains an absurd amount of that time, decreasing the retu...
Mar 20, 2018
Discount Dangers: The CA Provider’s Bill of Rights (Right V)
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the ways some discount contracts unscrupulously reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series we shine a light on the worst pra...
Mar 6, 2018
Discount Dangers: The Provider’s Bill of Rights (Rights III and IV)
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the ways discount contracts incorrectly reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the worst discount p...
Oct 20, 2017
Discount Dangers: Specialty Networks Are the Barnacles of Work Comp
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts cheat workers’ comp providers out of reimbursement. With this series, we shine a light on the wo...
Aug 29, 2017
Discount Dangers: The CA Provider's Bill of Rights (Rights I and II)
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts incorrectly reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the worst di...
Sep 22, 2017
Modifier 93 for Examinations Requiring Interpreter Services: A DaisyBill Guide
Interpreters play a crucial role in workers’ comp treatment. By negating language barriers, interpreters remove a massive source of friction from an already friction-burdened...
Aug 18, 2017
Discount Dangers, Part I: The Silent PPO
Discount Dangers is a DaisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts cheat workers’ comp providers out of reimbursement. With this series, we shine a light on the wo...
Jun 27, 2017
Service Required For Retroactive Lien Filing Deadline
As the July 1 deadline to file a retroactive lien declaration under Labor Code 4903.05 approaches, our Support Team is fielding questions left and right. Among the biggest ca...
May 10, 2017
Interpreter Suit Dismissed, Concerns Clarified as Lien Deadline Looms
In early March, we reported on the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) adoption of its final Rules of Practice and Procedure to implement Senate Bill 1160. Chief among...
Mar 9, 2017
QME Report Filing Deadlines Under DWC Scrutiny
Per a recent report on the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery (CSIMS) website, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is taking new measures to enforc...
Feb 12, 2020
CA State Report: QMEs Deserve Better From DWC
A report from a California State Auditor found much to be desired regarding the Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)'s handling of Qualified Medical Evaluators.Elai...