2022 E/M Reimbursement Rates for CA Workers' Comp - Facility
Jan 7, 2022
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation recently posted new reimbursement rates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services. Below we list the new facility reimbursem...
2022 E/M Reimbursement for CA Workers' Comp - Non-Facility
Jan 6, 2022
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation recently posted new reimbursement rates for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services. Below we list the new non-facility reimbu...
2022 Telehealth: 10 Important Billing Rules for CA Workers' Comp
Jan 5, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, telehealth remains a viable alternative to in-person treatment for California workers’ comp providers. Below are the most important ...
CA OMFS Update: 2022 'WC' Billing Codes
Jan 4, 2022
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced reimbursement updates to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services section of the Official M...
CA OMFS: 2022 Reimbursements Increase
Jan 3, 2022
As announced in a recent Newsline, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update to the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the...
2022 OMFS Physician Fee Schedule Changes for CA Workers' Comp
Jan 2, 2022
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 ...
Berkshire Hathaway Refuses 892 Second Review Appeals
Dec 7, 2021
Berkshire Hathaway hath a way of defying California workers’ comp regulations, and refusing to pay doctors for authorized treatment provided to in...
JT2 Plays IBR Chicken (and Wins)
Dec 6, 2021
As we pointed out in 10 Ways to Fix CA Workers’ Comp (see item #5), it can seem as if payers play a twisted game of IBR Chicken with doctors, reflexively denying bills and Se...
10 Ways to Fix CA Workers' Comp
Nov 30, 2021
Today, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) will host a virtual public meeting “to hear ideas to improve the efficiency and quality of care provided to inju...
Lien Chaos Returns: DWC Rules for Anthem (Part III)
Nov 17, 2021
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has a duplicity problem. In the third chapter of our series on The Zenith and Anthem Blue Cross, we discover that ...
Zurich Refuses to Pay for Emergency Treatment
Oct 14, 2021
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...
CA Med-Legal Reporting Deadline Extension Official
Oct 6, 2021
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.