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May 17, 2023
SCIF vs Gallagher Bassett: E&M Reimbursement
When evaluated on key metrics such as denial of payments and reimbursement amounts, some claims administrators embody the major issues plaguing the California workers' compen...
May 18, 2023
CA Makes Treating Injured Workers Unsustainable
Why are doctors unwilling to treat injured workers?In California, injured workers often struggle to find doctors willing to provide treatment. The main reason for this...
May 30, 2023
Doctor Calls MPN Bluff, Gets 100% OMFS
Recently, a daisyCollect client demonstrated how California providers can shake up — and potentially shake off — the bloated, crippling, and largely illusory Medical Provider...
Aug 1, 2023
Doctors Beware: Do NOT Cash Three Rivers Network Check
A California doctor was recently surprised to find themselves subject to a 36-month discount reimbursement contract with terms that can only be described as sinister — and fo...
Aug 2, 2023
Three Rivers Network: 12 Terrifying Terms of Discount Contract
Yesterday, we shared the harrowing tale of a doctor who cashed a strange check from Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) — a check that turned out to be something like bait, ...
Aug 3, 2023
TRPN: Doctor Escapes Discount Contract
Recently, we’ve sounded the national alarm regarding Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).*As one provider learned the hard way, TRPN sends checks to practices that, <...
Aug 7, 2023
TRPN: How to Terminate Discount Contract
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) has a deservedly terrible reputation for the duplicitous way in which TRPN ropes providers into its noxious discount reimbursement...
Aug 8, 2023
TRPN: How to Fight the Network's Discounts
We’ve warned providers about the disturbing practices of Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).* We’ve also written about how providers may be able to demand that TRPN termina...
Aug 9, 2023
How to Stop Credit Card Fees for Workers' Comp Treatment
We’ve said it many times before, and we’ll keep saying it: providers should never accept credit cards as payment for the treatment of injured workers.Why not? Because ...
Oct 10, 2023
PPO: Why Your Practice Should Renegotiate (or Cancel) Discount Contracts
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) are choking the financial life out of providers who treat injured workers. This problem is being reported by doctors throughout...
May 14, 2024
Free Claims Admin Info & Data Empowers Providers
Workers’ comp billing is complex. But with access to the right data and information, providers can more effectively manage revenue (and protect against c...
May 17, 2024
daisyData: Fastest and Slowest Payers
If you treat injured workers, there’s no good reason to wait months or weeks for reimbursement. For the first four months of 2024, daisyData shows that c...