medical-legal
Feb 3, 2022
Med-Legal MLPRR: CorVel Caps Units - Review EORs Carefully
California released an updated Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS) for workers’ compensation, effective April 1, 2021. Physicians had high hopes that the update, which introduc...
Jan 30, 2022
Costco: Helmsman Tries to Skirt Missed Appointment Fee
Denying payment to a Medical-Legal physician by falsely deeming a service non-compensable is a common — and contemptible — transgression. But Helmsman Management Serv...
Jan 28, 2022
Med-Legal Emergency Regulations Extended
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) recently announced that the proposed Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) Emergency Regulation found in California Code of...
Jan 21, 2022
Med-Legal Data: MLPRR Charges Continue to Climb
California Medical-Legal record review expenses soared into the wide blue yonder after the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) updated the Medical Legal Fee...
Jan 20, 2022
MLPRR: Record Review Guide for CA Med-Legal MDs
Millions of pages. Millions of dollars. Potentially serious consequences for non-compliance.Medical-Legal record review can be a big challenge for physician evaluators...
Dec 8, 2021
Download: Med-Legal "Superbill"
Medical-Legal billing for California workers’ comp is like…well, anything in California workers’ comp: a big mess.It’s convoluted, and physicians get nearly zero help ...
Nov 4, 2021
AIG & Coventry (and California) Squeeze QME
California Medical-Legal physician evaluators, be advised: some payers still attempt to improperly apply Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) discounts to Medical-Legal bill...
Nov 3, 2021
Record Review Sends Med-Legal Costs Soaring
Like a bored multi-billionaire, Medical-Legal expenses for California workers’ comp are needlessly approaching the stratosphere.Our data point to the pri...
Oct 6, 2021
CA Med-Legal Reporting Deadline Extension Official
California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has officially extended emergency regulations which add 15 days to the usual time frame for Medical-Legal reporting.<...
Sep 30, 2021
Coming Soon: CA Med-Legal Billing Data
There’s only one way to understand, navigate, and improve workers’ compensation: by the numbers.Since the introduction of the new Medical-Legal Fee Schedule (MLFS) in ...
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Sep 23, 2021
MLFS Billing Tip: CA Med-Legal Deadlines Extended
As providers continue to grapple with COVID-19’s impact on healthcare systems, California Medical-Legal examiners (and workers’ comp claims administrators) are reminded: the ...
Sep 22, 2021
Liberty Mutual Stiffs QME - Attorneys Required
Hello California Workers’ Comp Attorneys, Medical-Legal physicians in this state need your help. Payers like Liberty Mutual have found a way to skirt the Independent ...