California Workers' Comp
Feb 7, 2018
“Automatic” Authorization, but Denied Bill? How to Appeal the Denial
The new “automatic” authorization process for workers’ comp is in effect, as of January 1. We’ve discussed this new system extensively on our blog and in our recent webinar, ...
Feb 2, 2018
2018 Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Cheat Sheet
*Update: The 2021 OMFS updates drastically changed how E/M codes are billed.*Here it is: your complete, downloadable go-to resource for California worker...
Feb 1, 2018
Fast-Track UR for Workers’ Comp: New Rules for Entities Conducting UR
We spent the last few weeks bringing readers up to speed on the new “automatic” authorization and “fast-track” utilization review (UR) process for workers’ comp. While we’ve ...
Jan 30, 2018
Work Comp: How to Bill for P&S Reports (Do Not Use ML102!)
Some providers mistakenly believe that Permanent and Stationary (P&S) reports are billable with medical-legal billing code ML102 for Basic Comprehensive Medical-Legal Evaluat...
Jan 26, 2018
Bill Review: What It Is, and Why It’s Hurting Workers’ Compensation
Bill review is very profitable. Sadly, that profit comes at the expense of other stakeholders in workers’ comp. Bill review is a huge part of the workers’ comp billing...
Jan 24, 2018
Medical-Legal Cheat Sheet: Reimbursements
Update: for dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, refer to our 2021 Med-Legal Cheat Sheet for California workers’ comp.Billing for medical-legal services is one ...
Jan 23, 2018
Lockard List No Longer Published; Better Alternative Available
If your office looked to the Lockard Industrial Insurance Companies’ List to find contact information for workers’ comp payors, you’ll need to look elsewhere. The gree...
Jan 19, 2018
DWC 2018 Drug Formulary Webinar Video Available
The Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) posted a video replay of their recent webinar on the newly effective drug formulary. The DWC hosted the webinar in December, follo...
Jan 17, 2018
Glitch at York Risk May Delay Bill Payment
Technical problems at third-party administrator York Risk Services left roughly 15,000 bills unprocessed. The error was discovered and resolved by York’s in-house bill review...
Jan 16, 2018
SCIF Resolves Glitch Behind Incorrect Work Comp Bill Denials
Several providers recently received incorrect denials of bills from California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF), the state’s largest provider of work comp insurance...
Jan 12, 2018
Authorization 2018: New Billing and RFA Deadlines
The new “fast-track” automatic authorization process took effect on January 1, 2018. Under certain circumstances, some providers may provide “automatically” authorized treatm...
Jan 9, 2018
DWC 2018 Drug Formulary Webinar Transcript Available
Last month, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) hosted a detailed live webinar on the newly effective drug formulary. For those who could not attend the webinar, the DWC ...