California Workers' Comp

CA e-EOR (835) Compliance Report 2023
Jun 23, 2023
CA e-EOR (835) Compliance Report 2023
California workers’ comp has many complex rules — but one rule is pretty simple. When a provider transmits their workers’ comp bills electronically (e-bills), the claims admi...
Medical Director: CA Workers' Comp "Subsidizes Corruption"
Jun 20, 2023
Medical Director: CA Workers' Comp "Subsidizes Corruption"
Recently, the Medical Director of a large medical group sent an email to daisyBill, explaining their decision to "opt out" of treating injured workers in California. T...
DWC Repeatedly Violates CA IBR Law
Jun 15, 2023
DWC Repeatedly Violates CA IBR Law
California fails to maintain a workers’ comp environment that’s fair and navigable for providers (you know, the people who treat the injured workers). Prime example: the Divi...
Join daisyBill at CAAA 2023
Jun 14, 2023
Join daisyBill at CAAA 2023
The California Applicants' Attorneys Association (CAAA) is hosting its big annual conference next week: "Conquering Challenges and Sharing Solutions.”Of course, we can...
DWC Physician Resources From CCWC Conference
Jun 12, 2023
DWC Physician Resources From CCWC Conference
The California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) held its annual conference in Anaheim last week. daisyBill was there — and so were representatives from the Californi...
How to Navigate CA's MPN Horror Show (and Get Paid)
Jun 8, 2023
How to Navigate CA's MPN Horror Show (and Get Paid)
As we’ve demonstrated repeatedly, California’s Medical Provider Network (MPN) system is a providers’ biggest obstacle to securing reimbursement for treating injured workers. ...
5 Ways the RFA System Burdens Providers
Jun 7, 2023
5 Ways the RFA System Burdens Providers
In California, injured workers’ access to care depends directly on how physicians manage the state’s onerous authorization and Utilization Review (UR) requirements.
Missing UR Decisions (and Other RFA Problems) Solved
Jun 6, 2023
Missing UR Decisions (and Other RFA Problems) Solved
If your practice treats injured workers, you can’t get reimbursed without proof of authorization. Fortunately, California makes submitting Requests for Authorization (...
Meet daisyBill at CCWC 2023
Jun 5, 2023
Meet daisyBill at CCWC 2023
Heading to the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC)’s big annual conference in Anaheim? So is daisyBill! We’d love to meet and chat with anyone who sha...
CA Biller Shares Work Comp Payment Torture
May 31, 2023
CA Biller Shares Work Comp Payment Torture
At daisyNews, we write a lot about the reimbursement abuse inflicted on California workers’ comp providers. It can seem almost unbelievable how difficult it can be for provid...
Doctor Calls MPN Bluff, Gets 100% OMFS
May 30, 2023
Doctor Calls MPN Bluff, Gets 100% OMFS
Recently, a daisyCollect client demonstrated how California providers can shake up — and potentially shake off — the bloated, crippling, and largely illusory Medical Provider...
ALERT: Disastrous MPN Bill May Be Revived
May 24, 2023
ALERT: Disastrous MPN Bill May Be Revived
California State Assembly Bill 1278, which would grant network entities unprecedented control over Medical Provider Networks (MPNs), is on the shelf for now — but the fight f...