SCIF
Jul 11, 2022
Audit Complaints: 18,160 Filed for SCIF Non-Compliance
Using data generated by over 48,000 electronic bills sent by our provider clients in 2022, daisyBill demonstrates consistent non-compliance with California e-billing regulati...
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Feb 8, 2022
CA DWC Rigs IBR and Helps SCIF
A doctor treated a California injured worker. Subsequently, in an apparent attempt to avoid paying for the treatment, the State Compensation Insurance Fund deni...
Jan 11, 2022
IBR Chicken: SCIF Blinks Too Late
You win some, you lose some. That’s the lesson the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) must take from the latest round of California workers’ comp claims administ...
Sep 15, 2021
SCIF Hacks IBR by Switching (Incorrect) Denial Reason
There’s a serious inequity in the appeals process by which California workers’ comp providers can dispute incorrect reimbursement for authorized treatment. State Compensation...
Jun 28, 2021
CA DWC Lets SCIF Skirt IBR for Incorrect GPCI
In a baffling decision, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) declared a straightforward billing dispute ineligible for Independent Bill Review (IBR) — despi...
Apr 26, 2021
Payola? SCIF / Anthem Coordinate Provider MPN Shakedown
State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) and Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) have hacked the Medical Provider Network (MPN) system to apparently shake down providers. A recent ema...
Nov 25, 2019
SCIF Tantrum Subverts the IBR Process
Few behaviors induce more cynicism than when claims administrators ask providers to withdraw requests for Independent Bill Review (IBR) in exchange for correct payment. Appar...
Aug 16, 2019
SCIF, CorVel IBR Withdrawal Requests Create ENORMOUS Hassles for Providers
The billing lesson for today: providers should never agree to withdraw a request for Independent Bill Review (IBR), no matter how sweetly the payor begs. Trust us; we’ve lear...