Industry Analysis
Apr 3, 2020
ALERT: Malpractice Insurance & Telehealth Coverage
In our most recent webinar, California Workers’ Comp Telehealth Made Easy, we reviewed the Medicare and California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) rules for providing...
Jun 27, 2019
Virginia Workers' Comp Enters New Century
The Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (VWCC), in its hundredth year of operation, will enter the 21st century as of next week. Effective July 1, 2019, the VWCC...
May 29, 2019
Let's Make This Clear: Workers' Comp Is Not Medicare
A recent post by Joe Paduda perpetuates the common but incorrect practice of analogizing workers’ comp to Medicare. In his discussion, Paduda notes that Medicare pays much le...
May 10, 2019
CA Work Comp Providers Overworked and, per WCRI, Underpaid
California pays its providers less than just about any other state for services rendered to injured workers. With 2,300 California provider clients, DaisyBill's number...
Aug 31, 2018
Data: Excessive Workers’ Comp Claim Denials Backfire
An industry study tells an interesting story about workers’ compensation claims. A significant upward trend in denials ultimately cost employers and their claims administrato...
Aug 11, 2017
How MPNs Are Hurting Workers’ Comp
Last week on the blog, we argued that the RFA system in California workers’ comp is broken – it’s failing providers, and it’s restricting injured employees’ access to care. O...
Aug 4, 2017
Why the RFA System Is Broken
Every day, we hear from frustrated providers across California who are struggling with their Requests for Authorization (RFAs). Their RFAs take too long to submit, and often ...
May 3, 2017
Provider Choice Impact on Comp Costs: WCRI Study Insights
A new study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) tackles an age-old industry debate: Should the choice of a medical provider in a workers’ compensation case...