California Workers' Comp
Apr 16, 2024
Defense Lien Rep Tries, Fails to Challenge daisyBill Fee Schedule Calculations
At daisyNews, we don’t shy away from offering opinions on controversial aspects of workers’ comp. But some things are not controversies or matters of opinion; they’re simply ...
Apr 11, 2024
Santa Clara County Deletes Provider's Bills
The County of Santa Clara, a public self-insured employer, employed an odd tactic to resolve bills it had trouble processing: reportedly, they simply deleted the bills.
Apr 4, 2024
CA Med-Legal: $93M+ for Record Review in 2023
With attorneys dumping tens of millions of pages of medical records on California Medical-Legal evaluators annually, daisyBill physicians conducted over $93 million worth of ...
Apr 3, 2024
CA: 2024 Physician Fee Schedule 2.75% Increase Explained
Have trouble keeping up with California’s multiple fee schedule updates this year? It’s not just you. As reported earlier this week, effective for all dates of service...
Apr 2, 2024
CA UR: AmTrust & Genex Deny Care With ODG (Again)
What suffering must befall injured workers before California bothers to enforce its meager Utilization Review (UR) requirements?When considering which treatments are n...
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Apr 1, 2024
2024 CA Physician Fee Schedule Increases TODAY
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued an update increasing reimbursements for the Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner portion of the Official Medic...
Mar 29, 2024
Change Cyberattack Delays Payment of San Francisco Bills
The fallout from the cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues to reach new corners of the national healthcare system, including workers' compensation. ...
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Mar 28, 2024
WCIRB: By Insurers, For Insurers
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Ratings Bureau (WCIRB) is one of the most influential organizations guiding the decisions of legislators, regulators, and other stakeholde...
Mar 26, 2024
Second Review: CA Providers Recovered $21M in 2023
The 2023 data are in — California daisyBill providers collectively recovered over $21 million by submitting Second Review appeals to dispute incorrect reimbursement denials o...
Mar 21, 2024
Gallagher Bassett Finds Lockheed Martin Claims
Workers’ comp providers can now submit bills to Gallagher Bassett for treatment furnished to Lockheed Martin's injured employees. Previously, daisyNews reported that L...
Mar 20, 2024
Duplicate Workers' Comp e-Bills: It's Time to Stop
When workers’ comp e-billing technology works properly, sending a duplicate e-bill is rare — not routine.If your practice’s workers’ comp e-bills are getting lost or r...
Mar 11, 2024
EAMS: An Open Letter to the CA Assembly Budget Subcommittee
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) asked the State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration for an additional $22 million to update its Elect...