California Workers' Comp
Oct 11, 2016
📣 Recent Legislation Delivers Work Comp Reforms
By now, you’ve heard the news: Changes are coming to California workers’ compensation once again, by way of a legislative trio signed into law by Governor Brown. The b...
Sep 22, 2016
Work Comp News: Final MTUS and More
The DWC finalizes the MTUS regulations in response to reports of widespread opioid abuse:Updates the Chronic Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines.Adopts Opioids Tr...
Sep 19, 2016
SB 1160 Reforms Will Shake Up CA Workers' Comp (Again)
Once again, California’s workers’ comp system is headed for major reforms, this time by way of SB 1160, which the CA Senate passed on August 31. The most significant features...
Sep 15, 2016
Fee Alert: Quarter Four DWC Fee Schedule Updates
The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted the following adjustments to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) for services rendered on or after October 1, 2016, in...
Aug 4, 2016
Numbers Don't Lie: Second Reviews Work
Still not convinced that Second Reviews work? We’ll let the numbers speak for themselves:
Jul 15, 2016
Workers’ Comp Claims Administrators: Average Days to Payment, 1/1/2016 to 3/31/2016
In the first quarter of 2016, DaisyBill processed over 230,000 bills. In this blog we examine payment speeds for our top 20 claims administrators based on volume.
Jul 5, 2016
Fee Alert: Another DWC Update -- DMEPOS Fee Schedule
On July 1, 2016, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adjusted the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) section of the Official Med...
Jun 29, 2016
Fee Alert: DWC Updates OMFS to Reflect Medicare Payment Changes
Effective July 1, 2016, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updated the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to reflect changes in the Medicare payment system, as req...
May 23, 2016
🔎 Search Thousands of IBR and IMR Decisions 🔎
With two new workers’ comp tools, searching through past decisions just got a whole lot easier:DWC’s announces super-useful search tool for Independent Medical Review ...
Apr 25, 2016
Fee Alert: Series of Changes to Work Comp Fee Schedules
To determine reimbursements for Physician services rendered in 2016, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted three different Physician Fee Schedules since January...
Apr 5, 2016
Fee Alert: April 1 Fee Schedule Changes (Physician Services + DMEPOS)
Effective for all dates of service on or after April 1, 2016, the DWC adopted changes to the Physician Services and Non-Physician Practitioner Services fee schedule. Reimburs...
Mar 31, 2016
DWC Releases New Version of Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers’ Compensation System
For the first time in 15 years, the Department of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) released a new edition of its Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers’ C...