California Workers' Comp
Oct 4, 2017
DWC Reconsiders Lien Declarations Filed July 2-3
When the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) mandated that lien claimants must file declarations asserting the validity of their liens, they weren’t kidding ar...
Oct 3, 2017
DaisyBillaroo Conference on Workers’ Comp Billing and Payment a Smash!
We had a fantastic time hosting our very first daisyBillaroo Conference, the only conference devoted exclusively to California workers’ comp billing and payment. What a blast...
Sep 22, 2017
Modifier 93 for Examinations Requiring Interpreter Services: A DaisyBill Guide
Interpreters play a crucial role in workers’ comp treatment. By negating language barriers, interpreters remove a massive source of friction from an already friction-burdened...
Sep 20, 2017
OMFS Update Alert
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) ordered new adjustments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), effective for services rendered on or after Octobe...
Sep 15, 2017
Claims Administrator Rectifies SBR Error
Pacific Claims Management responded to our August blog regarding misinformation about requests for Second Bill Review. daisyBill spoke with a Pacific representative, with who...
Sep 14, 2017
IBR Injustice: Maximus Mishandling 0232T Decisions
A client of daisyBill recently brought to our attention another poor Independent Bill Review (IBR) by Maximus Federal Services, the entity the California Division of Workers’...
Sep 8, 2017
Clearinghouse Makes False Claims About Electronic Billing
Multiple providers allege that a major clearinghouse fed them inaccurate information about electronic billing in California. According to these providers, the clearinghouse i...
Sep 7, 2017
New Patient Intake Form Available
A well-crafted intake form, targeted to the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC)’s billing guidelines, is the provider’s first line of defense against incorrect...
Sep 5, 2017
DWC Database of Dismissed Liens Available
You may recall last month’s dismissal of over 292,000 unresolved liens by California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC). The DWC closed the lien cases for failure to c...
Aug 31, 2017
Maximus Gets It Wrong in 99358 IBR Decision
Maximus Federal Services, the arbiter of Independent Bill Review (IBR) for the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), has denied payment to a provider due to an ...
Aug 29, 2017
Discount Dangers: The CA Provider's Bill of Rights (Rights I and II)
Discount Dangers is a daisyBill series on the various ways discount contracts incorrectly reduce providers’ reimbursements. With this series, we shine a light on the worst di...
Aug 25, 2017
Billers Beware! Submit Second Reviews to Appeal Incorrect Payments
Recently a claims administrator gave a daisyBill client some horrible advice about appealing an incorrect payment. A representative at Pacific Claims Management, a thi...