California Workers' Comp
Feb 26, 2016
Summary of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Changes: CMS Final Determinations for 2016 Work Comp Fee Schedule
Effective January 1st, 2016, California workers’ comp adopts Medicare’s 2016 Clinical Laboratory Final Determination. Read on for a summary of the following changes, includin...
Feb 22, 2016
Your Request for Authorization (RFA) Questions Answered
Hands down, answering your questions is the most popular part of our work comp webinars. This post answers some of the most-asked questions from last week’s Request for Autho...
Feb 4, 2016
Most Frequently Used Procedure Codes: 2016 Work Comp OMFS Changes
Today’s article focuses on the reimbursement changes to the most frequently used procedure codes in the Physician Fee Schedule of the workers’ comp OMFS. These codes include ...
Feb 2, 2016
Uncovering the Cost of Unknown Work Comp Discounts Pt 1
If you’re a provider, chances are you’ve signed a discount contract for worker’s comp services or you’ve been approached about signing one. These contracts are tempting, beca...
Jan 26, 2016
Radiology and California Specific Codes: 2016 Fee Schedule Changes
As part of an ongoing series on Important 2016 OMFS Changes implemented by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation, this article focuses on reimbursement changes to ...
Jan 19, 2016
2015 in Review: Workers' Comp Average Days to Payment
DaisyBill processes over 700,000 California workers’ comp bills per year with direct electronic connections to over 505 different claims administrators and payers. The transp...
Jan 14, 2016
The Trick to Downloading the New DWC Forms
Can’t download the new forms (5021, PR-2, PR-3 and PR-4) from the DWC’s website? We can help (for free!).
Jan 12, 2016
Decoding E&M Codes: 2016 Work Comp Fee Schedule Explained
In this article, I’ll focus specifically on Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes, which are part of the workers’ comp Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Fee Schedule. ...
Jan 6, 2016
Work Comp Fee Alert: Summary of Important 2016 OMFS Changes
Effective for dates of service on or after January 1st, 2016, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) changed reimbursements listed in the Official Medical Fee S...
Jan 4, 2016
2016 Work Comp Fee Schedule: Unveiling Surgical Code Updates
In case you missed it, every single fee in the workers’ comp Physician Fee Schedule changed on January 1, 2016. Yes, every single one. My recent article, 2016 Changes ...
Dec 2, 2015
Physician/Non-Physician: Work Comp Fee Schedule 2016 Changes
Effective January 1, 2016 every reimbursement amount changes in the Physician Fee Schedule. On Monday the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted major revisio...
Oct 20, 2015
Why Specificity Matters: ICD-10 Billing for Workers’ Comp
On October 1st, both the U.S. health system and the California Division of Workers’ Compensation officially adopted ICD-10 diagnosis codes.