California Workers' Comp

County of Ventura Heads For York
May 9, 2017
County of Ventura Heads For York
Late last week, daisyBill learned that the County of Ventura severed its alliance with CorVel, opting instead to partner with York as of May 1, 2017. The daisyBill compliance...
New Feature Collects Vital Claims Administrator Information
May 4, 2017
New Feature Collects Vital Claims Administrator Information
Our product development team worked around the clock this week to bring a new feature to DaisyBill users. We think it was worth it. The new Claims Administrator Directory com...
Provider Choice Impact on Comp Costs: WCRI Study Insights
May 3, 2017
Provider Choice Impact on Comp Costs: WCRI Study Insights
A new study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) tackles an age-old industry debate: Should the choice of a medical provider in a workers’ compensation case...
DaisyBill Offers New Insights into Work Comp Billing
May 2, 2017
DaisyBill Offers New Insights into Work Comp Billing
If you’re a long-time follower of our blog, you’ll know that we use this space to periodically publish updates on time to payment for workers’ comp bills by top California cl...
City of LA Replaces Stratacare With Medata
Apr 26, 2017
City of LA Replaces Stratacare With Medata
The City of Los Angeles recently shook up their Bill Review program, making the switch from Stratacare to Medata as of April 1, 2017. On its face, the move isn’t entirely sur...
Who’s Who in Workers’ Comp Electronic Billing
Apr 25, 2017
Who’s Who in Workers’ Comp Electronic Billing
Whether you’ve worked in workers’ comp billing for ten days or ten years, one thing is inescapably clear: This is a complex system, rife with moving parts and the possibility...
Understanding the Difference Between 99080 and WC007
Apr 19, 2017
Understanding the Difference Between 99080 and WC007
Everything changed when the Division of Workers’ Compensation adopted the RBRVS-based Physician Fee schedule on January 1, 2014. We don’t say that to be dramatic – everything...
Taking it to Eleven: How to Convert 10-Digit NDC Numbers
Apr 18, 2017
Taking it to Eleven: How to Convert 10-Digit NDC Numbers
A common billing predicament facing workers’ comp billers involves the reporting of prescription and nonprescription medications and inserts using an identifying National Dru...
Reform the Reforms: SB 489 Aims to Clean Up SB 1160
Apr 13, 2017
Reform the Reforms: SB 489 Aims to Clean Up SB 1160
Let’s start with some simple facts. Each two-year session of the California legislature can see as many as 5,000 bills introduced. Of those 5,000, Governor Brown will probabl...
The Power of Data
Apr 12, 2017
The Power of Data
Speaking to a panel of industry leaders at the California Workers’ Compensation Institute’s annual meeting last month, Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) director Chris...
Major NCCI Changes to CPT Code 99359
Apr 11, 2017
Major NCCI Changes to CPT Code 99359
*Update: The 2021 OMFS updates drastically changed how E/M codes are billed.*Among the most important adjustments to the 2017 physician fee schedule was ...
Procedure Code 0232T and Independent Bill Review
Apr 7, 2017
Procedure Code 0232T and Independent Bill Review
Late last month, we examined a particularly intriguing CPT Code – 0232T – as part of our ongoing investigation into when reimbursements are established “By Report.” For certa...