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WCIRB Report Obscures CA Workers' Comp's Real Challenges
Oct 4, 2022
WCIRB Report Obscures CA Workers' Comp's Real Challenges
A report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) of California asserts that in 2021, “overall medical payments per claim increased significantly.” Howe...
Data: Zenith Pays Medicare Rates for E/M Services
Feb 7, 2023
Data: Zenith Pays Medicare Rates for E/M Services
According to data from over 10,000 e-bills submitted for 2022 dates of service via daisyBill, insurer The Zenith paid 76% of the reimbursement rates established by California...
Data: SCIF Pays Medicare Rates for E/M Services
Feb 8, 2023
Data: SCIF Pays Medicare Rates for E/M Services
Like The Zenith, California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) consistently pays Medicare rates to doctors for treating injured workers.According to data from ...
E/M Data: CPT 99214 Reimbursement 2022
Feb 9, 2023
E/M Data: CPT 99214 Reimbursement 2022
Far too often, California providers are not receiving Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) rates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) for injured workers — as evidenced by our...
Webinar: Are PPOs Pillaging Your Practice?
Mar 9, 2023
Webinar: Are PPOs Pillaging Your Practice?
The live webinar has ended; stay tuned to this space for access to the video replay.Throughout the United States, Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) are taking ma...
Your PPO Questions (So Far)
Mar 14, 2023
Your PPO Questions (So Far)
It’s almost time — we’re gearing up for our free live webinar on the financial danger Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) pose for practices that treat inju...
Mirage Provider Networks: Sedgwick Can't Identify MPN
Mar 20, 2023
Mirage Provider Networks: Sedgwick Can't Identify MPN
At this point, Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) can feel like little more than a cruel joke, offering seemingly ephemeral benefits to providers while exacting a heavy toll in...
ACE / Sedgwick Low Payments Reveal PPO Problem
Mar 23, 2023
ACE / Sedgwick Low Payments Reveal PPO Problem
If you’ve ever wondered why so many California doctors avoid treating injured workers, stop wondering.  Three separate bills from the same provider to the same insurer...
MPNs: Why MDs Won't Treat Injured Workers
Mar 29, 2023
MPNs: Why MDs Won't Treat Injured Workers
The video replay of our free webinar on Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts is now available to stream! The webinar slide deck is also available to download.<...
Sedgwick, Please Accept a Free Gift From daisyBill
Apr 6, 2023
Sedgwick, Please Accept a Free Gift From daisyBill
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, daisyBill is here for you.We notice that you struggle mightily with correctly calculating reimbursements under California’s...
Marriott - Networks Pocket Doctors' Pay
Apr 12, 2023
Marriott - Networks Pocket Doctors' Pay
Does the Marriott hotel chain know where the money really goes when it pays for its employees’ medical treatment?Self-insured and with its own in-house claims administ...
How Networks & MPNs Decimated CA Physical Therapists
Apr 13, 2023
How Networks & MPNs Decimated CA Physical Therapists
To grasp just how ruinous Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) can be for California providers and injured workers, look no further than the tragic situation of physical therapis...