California Workers' Comp

PPO: No Provider Recourse for Unnamed Discounts
Mar 22, 2022
PPO: No Provider Recourse for Unnamed Discounts
In California workers’ comp, the appeals process for disputing improper Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) reductions has a serious flaw.Routinely, Explanations of ...
CA Workers' Comp: Appeals Rigged to Profit Payers
Mar 21, 2022
CA Workers' Comp: Appeals Rigged to Profit Payers
When a claims administrator incorrectly reimburses a California workers’ comp provider, the mandated process for the provider to dispute the error (or purposeful theft) is co...
How to e-Bill: Clearinghouse/Payer IDs Are Key to Quick Payment
Mar 17, 2022
How to e-Bill: Clearinghouse/Payer IDs Are Key to Quick Payment
We often hear from (non-client) providers who report that electronic billing simply doesn’t work. However, data from our millions of quickly-paid e-bills...
How to Identify PPO Reductions (Part I)
Mar 16, 2022
How to Identify PPO Reductions (Part I)
Daily, we hear from workers’ comp providers requesting help with identifying whether Pilfering Provider Organizations (aka: PPOs) are hijacking the funds intended to pay for ...
What Does daisyBill Do?
Mar 15, 2022
What Does daisyBill Do?
Our recent posts explaining how e-billing works, providing helpful updates, and (most of all) calling out Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) for turning workers’ comp in...
PPOs Force Doctors to "Pay-to-Play"
Mar 14, 2022
PPOs Force Doctors to "Pay-to-Play"
Whether in business, politics, or sports, forcing professionals to pay for the privilege of simply doing their jobs (aka “pay-to-play”) is indefensible. But arguably, ...
e-Billing Data 2021: Average Days To Payment
Mar 13, 2022
e-Billing Data 2021: Average Days To Payment
What’s the best way to quickly receive payment for treating an injured worker? Send the bill electronically (aka: e-billing). Throughout the United States, workers’ co...
Network CEO Exposes Triton/PCS Improper Discounts
Mar 8, 2022
Network CEO Exposes Triton/PCS Improper Discounts
In a revelation with severe implications for California workers’ comp, CEO Todd Breeden of America’s Choice Provider Network (ACPN) reported that Triton Healthc...
How to e-Bill:  277 "Receipts" Empower Providers
Mar 3, 2022
How to e-Bill: 277 "Receipts" Empower Providers
For workers’ comp providers, one of the most powerful advantages of e-billing is often overlooked: the mandated electronic “receipts” payers must send to providers verifying ...
Sedgwick EDI Alert: Correct Payer ID WX867
Mar 2, 2022
Sedgwick EDI Alert: Correct Payer ID WX867
daisyBill is aware of confusion regarding the correct Payer ID providers should use when submitting e-bills to Sedgwick, a third-party administrator (TPA).<...
Triton Gouges Providers - Pays 78% of Medicare Rates
Mar 1, 2022
Triton Gouges Providers - Pays 78% of Medicare Rates
Triton Healthcare Partners and Apricus (formerly Preferred Care Solutions) are collaborating with other Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) entities to hijack payments from...
San Francisco Changes Bill Review, e-Bill Resubmissions Required
Feb 28, 2022
San Francisco Changes Bill Review, e-Bill Resubmissions Required
Starting February 28, 2022, Allied Managed Care replaces EK Health as the bill review vendor for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF). Accordingly, providers must subm...