IBR

CA Interpreters: Request IBR!

Interpreters are vital to California workers' comp. Without them, doctors could not treat injured workers with whom they don’t share a common language.But sadly, inter...

daisyBill Account Analytics: Appeal Payments!

If no one tracks your workers’ comp bills, you’re probably missing critically important information about your practice’s revenue.The sad fact is that between i...

FYI: Inaccurate DWC IBR Form May Cost Your Practice

California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has strict and specific requirements for providers who wish to dispute incorrect payment amounts through Independent Bill...

DWC: Disregard Coupa/Maximus Emails

Well, this is awkward. California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) weighed in on incidents involving strange emails to providers from Maximus, the DWC’s desig...

Maximus - Coupa's Confusing Emails

As we reported earlier this week, a company called Coupa sent solicitation emails to providers, which bore the name and logo of Maximus, the private entity entrusted by Calif...

CA Alert: Unsolicited Email Not From Maximus

Heads up, California providers. A daisyBill client alerted our staff to a strange email bearing the logo of Maximus Federal Services, the private organization entrusted by th...

Tristar Flouts Law - How Long Will IBR Take?

Tristar Risk Management seems extra comfortable ignoring payment laws and regulations, even by the woeful standards of California workers’ comp. As a result, daisyCollect has...

CA IBR: Why Are Claims Admins Redacted From Decisions?

Accountability is critical to the functioning of any system, especially one upon which the health of injured workers depends. So we’re compelled to ask a question that’s been...

Untimely IBR Decisions - DWC Ignores CA Law

Recently, we shared the numbers demonstrating the absurd (and unlawful) lengths of time for which the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) forces providers to wait for an ...

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...

Gallagher Bassett Plays IBR Chicken With QME

Gallagher Bassett seemingly tried its hand at the game of IBR Chicken, forcing a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) to waste time, money, and resources on a needless dispute —...

SCIF Makes Mockery of IBR and the DWC

Yet again, we face another appalling round of "IBR Chicken,” the game in which a claims administrator refuses to shell out a dime to a California provider for services render...