California Workers' Comp
Jun 14, 2023
Join daisyBill at CAAA 2023
The California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) is hosting its big annual conference next week: "Conquering Challenges and Sharing Solutions.”Of course, we can...
Jun 12, 2023
DWC Physician Resources From CCWC Conference
The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) held its annual conference in Anaheim last week. daisyBill was there — and so were representatives from the Californi...
Jun 8, 2023
How to Navigate CA's MPN Horror Show (and Get Paid)
As we’ve demonstrated repeatedly, California’s Medical Provider Network (MPN) system is a providers’ biggest obstacle to securing reimbursement for treating injured workers. ...
Jun 7, 2023
5 Ways the RFA System Burdens Providers
In California, injured workers’ access to care depends directly on how physicians manage the state’s onerous authorization and Utilization Review (UR) requirements.
Jun 6, 2023
Missing UR Decisions (and Other RFA Problems) Solved
If your practice treats injured workers, you can’t get reimbursed without proof of authorization. Fortunately, California makes submitting Requests for Authorization (...
Jun 5, 2023
Meet daisyBill at CCWC 2023
Heading to the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC)’s big annual conference in Anaheim? So is daisyBill! We’d love to meet and chat with anyone who sha...
May 31, 2023
CA Biller Shares Work Comp Payment Torture
At daisyNews, we write a lot about the reimbursement abuse inflicted on California workers’ comp providers. It can seem almost unbelievable how difficult it can be for provid...
May 30, 2023
Doctor Calls MPN Bluff, Gets 100% OMFS
Recently, a daisyCollect client demonstrated how California providers can shake up — and potentially shake off — the bloated, crippling, and largely illusory Medical Provider...
May 24, 2023
ALERT: Disastrous MPN Bill May Be Revived
California State Assembly Bill 1278, which would grant network entities unprecedented control over Medical Provider Networks (MPNs), is on the shelf for now — but the fight f...
May 22, 2023
RFA: The Easy Way to Manage UR Decisions
So many injuries. So many Requests for Authorization (RFAs). So many Utilization Review (UR) decisions to keep track of — and only so much time in a day.Rest easy, pro...
May 18, 2023
CA Makes Treating Injured Workers Unsustainable
Why are doctors unwilling to treat injured workers?In California, injured workers often struggle to find doctors willing to provide treatment. The main reason for this...
May 17, 2023
SCIF vs Gallagher Bassett: E&M Reimbursement
When evaluated on key metrics such as denial of payments and reimbursement amounts, some claims administrators embody the major issues plaguing the California workers' compen...