California Workers' Comp
Aug 22, 2023
Provider UR Data Belies Rosy Insurer Claims
At a recent California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) meeting, a representative from the California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) — an insurers’ organizatio...
Aug 15, 2023
RFA: UR Decision Data 2023
On Friday, a California Workers’ Compensation Institute (CWCI) representative reportedly cited a 95% approval rate for medical treatments requested by California providers. T...
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Aug 14, 2023
Workers' Comp Providers Critical to First Responders
Consumed as we are by the minutiae of fee schedules, technical requirements, compliance, and everything else it takes to make workers’ comp e-billing work, even daisyBill can...
Aug 9, 2023
How to Stop Credit Card Fees for Workers' Comp Treatment
We’ve said it many times before, and we’ll keep saying it: providers should never accept credit cards as payment for the treatment of injured workers.Why not? Because ...
Aug 8, 2023
TRPN: How to Fight the Network's Discounts
We’ve warned providers about the disturbing practices of Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).* We’ve also written about how providers may be able to demand that TRPN termina...
Aug 7, 2023
TRPN: How to Terminate Discount Contract
Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN) has a deservedly terrible reputation for the duplicitous way in which TRPN ropes providers into its noxious discount reimbursement...
Aug 3, 2023
TRPN: Doctor Escapes Discount Contract
Recently, we’ve sounded the national alarm regarding Three Rivers Provider Network (TRPN).*As one provider learned the hard way, TRPN sends checks to practices that, <...
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Aug 3, 2023
City of Glendale Should Treat Providers Better
California providers, take note: the City of Glendale is making it impossible for providers to submit valid electronic bills for the treatment of injured workers. This...
Aug 1, 2023
Doctors Beware: Do NOT Cash Three Rivers Network Check
A California doctor was recently surprised to find themselves subject to a 36-month discount reimbursement contract with terms that can only be described as sinister — and fo...
Jul 31, 2023
Audit Complaints: Zurich Rejecting Valid e-Bills
Zurich Insurance North America is failing to reimburse providers for treating injured workers.Since early June, Zurich has incorrectly rejected 745 valid e-bills submi...
Jul 27, 2023
Shout Out: Texas DWC
At daisyNews, we consider it our duty to highlight the shortcomings of underperforming regulatory agencies like the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC). That s...
Jul 26, 2023
Tristar Flouts Law - How Long Will IBR Take?
Tristar Risk Management seems extra comfortable ignoring payment laws and regulations, even by the woeful standards of California workers’ comp. As a result, daisyCollect has...