California DWC
Oct 14, 2021
Zurich Refuses to Pay for Emergency Treatment
In a medical emergency, a doctor treats first and asks questions later. But in response to a medical emergency, Zurich refused to pay a doctor for suturing a lacerated finger...
Oct 6, 2021
CA Med-Legal Reporting Deadline Extension Official
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has officially extended emergency regulations which add 15 days to the usual time frame for Medical-Legal reporting.<...
Sep 27, 2021
Pasadena Is (Still) Violating CA Workers' Comp Law
As costs skyrocket, physicians flee the system, and injured workers find it harder and harder to find a doctor willing to treat them, California workers’ comp has yet to reck...
%20rounded.gif)
Sep 23, 2021
MLFS Billing Tip: CA Med-Legal Deadlines Extended
As providers continue to grapple with COVID-19’s impact on healthcare systems, California Medical-Legal examiners (and workers’ comp claims administrators) are reminded: the ...
Sep 22, 2021
Liberty Mutual Stiffs QME - Attorneys Required
Hello California Workers’ Comp Attorneys, Medical-Legal physicians in this state need your help. Payers like Liberty Mutual have found a way to skirt the Independent ...
Sep 21, 2021
Dollar Tree/Sedgwick Won’t Pay for Authorized Treatment
Authorization is, by definition, a promise.It’s the promise that, once a doctor obtains authorization from an employer to treat an injured worker, the employer will pa...
Aug 19, 2021
CA Cheat Sheet: Required Reports & Supporting Documentation for Workers' Comp Bills
In California, when submitting a bill for treating an injured worker, it’s imperative to include the correct documentation to support the treatment. If the provider fails to ...
Aug 4, 2021
Audit Complaint: PacificComp Fails to Process e-Bills
In California workers’ comp, a provider’s failure to adhere to the billing regulations allows the payer to refuse payment for treatment of the injured worker. But all too oft...
Jul 15, 2021
Sedgwick Violates LACoFD Employer Contract, IBR Drops Ball
A physician agreed to serve as Independent Medical Examiner (IME) for the Labor Management Committee (LMC) representing the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and Lo...
Jul 13, 2021
CA Workers' Comp Q&A Highlights
We asked our readers to submit their most vital California workers’ comp questions for a live Q&A webinar. They did not disappoint!If you missed it, below is a brief r...
Jul 12, 2021
Sedgwick Denies Second Review Appeals as "Duplicates"
Sedgwick has a Second Review problem.On too many occasions, Sedgwick incorrectly denies providers’ Second Review appeals as “duplicate submissions” of the original bil...
Jul 5, 2021
OMFS Update: 59 Codes Newly Billable
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for ...