California DWC

How to Apply HCPCS G2212 in CA Workers' Comp

Important Update: The DWC adopted an MUE limiting the number of units of G2212 providers may bill. Details below!This year, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensat...

Warning: Do Not Accept Credit Cards as Payment

In the past we have written a number of posts (including one about Broadspire) warning providers to not accept credit card payments issued by payers such as claims administra...

CA OMFS - Reimbursements Reduced for Physician Services

Yesterday, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced the 2021 reimbursement changes to the Physician Services section of the Official Medical Fee Sched...

CA DWC: 2021 Fee Schedule Updates as of 1/5/2021

California workers’ comp fee schedules change on a regular basis, though not always on a precise schedule. This article sums up the late 2020 and early 2021 updates thus far ...

AIG: 11,000+ Violations and Counting

Earlier this year, AIG Claims, Inc. (AIG) made the switch to Carisk as its workers’ compensation electronic clearinghouse. However, and unfortunately, this change had no impa...

DWC Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes

In a Newsline dated October 27, 2020, the California Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) announced the adoption of the updated Medicare List of Telehealth Services, which ...

Broadspire Employers: Audit Complaint Filed With DWC

In a recent article, Broadspire Defies CA Law and Denies Appeals Sent by Providers, we described Broadspires’ success in defying California workers’ comp laws without consequ...

Telehealth: CMS Medicare Adds 11 New Telehealth Services

Effective 10/14/2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS” or “Medicare”) added 11 new services to the List of Telehealth Services that Medicare will reimb...

CA OMFS: Physician Services Fee Schedule Update Effective 10/1/2020

A new order from the Administrative Director of California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updates the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services portion of ...

Gallagher Bassett: Audit Complaint Filed With DWC

In a previous article, we demonstrated how Gallagher Bassett ignores the California-mandated workers’ comp Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). Gallagher Bassett also ignore...

Audio-Only Telehealth Now Permitted in CA - Part 3

This is the third of our series on retroactive telehealth rule changes announced by the California Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) on 5/12/2020. Today we focus on t...

CA: Substantial Telehealth Reimbursement Increase for Workers' Comp - Part 2

This is the second of our series on retroactive telehealth rule changes announced by the California Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) on 5/12/2020. Today we focus on ...