News Updates
Feb 28, 2017
5 Things You Need to Know About the March OMFS Changes
Tomorrow’s the day. The new Physician and Non-Physician Fee Schedule – announced by the California Division of Workers’ Compensation in January – finally rolls into effect fo...
Feb 23, 2017
2017 California-Specific Code Reimbursements Updated
Earlier this month, we reported on the upcoming changes to the Physician and Non-Physician Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). California’s Division...
Feb 9, 2017
New Fee Schedule Adds Place of Service Code for Telemedicine
This week, we provided an overview of the upcoming changes to the Physician and Non-Physician section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). Today, we turn our attentio...
Feb 8, 2017
Non-Face-To-Face Service Reimbursable 2017 (CPT 99358, 99359)
Changes have been made to the California OMFS since the publication of this article. Be sure to see the latest analyses here and here.2021 OMFS updates drastically cha...
Feb 7, 2017
DWC Adopts Changes to Physician Fee Schedule, Effective March 1
Late last month, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted an order announcing their upcoming adjustment to the Physician and Non-Physician section of the...
Jan 5, 2017
DWC Changes 95% of Path/Lab Reimbursements
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to be a California workers’ compensation blogger – the changes just keep coming. In today’s update, we take a look at the new adjustm...
Jan 4, 2017
The DWC, the Physician Fee Schedule, and Align Networks
The start of the new year is always a hectic time in the world of California workers’ compensation. Often prior to January 1st, California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation...
Dec 22, 2016
92% of DMEPOS Reimbursements to Change in 2017
2017 is almost upon us, and the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is ringing in the new year with an adjustment to the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS). The new ord...
Nov 22, 2016
Claims Administrator Days to Payment Q1 – Q3
So you’ve filled out all the required fields in DaisyBill and clicked ‘submit’ on your bill. End of story? Not a chance. For us, that’s just the beginning.From ...
Nov 18, 2016
Network News: Introducing Our Searchable MPN Spreadsheet
Medical Provider Networks (MPNs) are a pain. We've had a lot of questions about these organizations, and for good reason – they're notoriously tricky to understand, and avail...
Nov 15, 2016
Lien Machine: Mastering the New Lien Declaration in Senate Bill 1160
The ink has dried and the dust is settling – the workers’ comp reforms in Senate Bill 1160 are here to stay. Chances are you’ve heard about these changes by now. SB 11...
Nov 1, 2016
Timely Billing Coming to California
When Senator Tony Mendoza’s California Senate Bill 1175 passed over Governor Brown’s desk this August, one word stood out: Timely, timely, timely.Signed into law on Au...