Telehealth
May 2, 2024
Orange County/Sedgwick Inflict MPN Mayhem
How much of California workers’ comp dysfunction directly results from the effectively ungoverned Medical Provider Network (MPN) system? California does not furnish an...
May 1, 2024
Orange County/Sedgwick: Preposterous MPN Telehealth Claim
What in the name of comp are the County of Orange and Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Sedgwick up to? As reported previously, Sedgwick insists Orange County will refus...
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Apr 30, 2024
Despite Orange County/Sedgwick Whims, Telehealth Is Payable
In this second look at the County of Orange’s refusal to pay for telehealth treatment, we pose a critical question: What kinds of chaos will be unleashed if Orange Cou...
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Apr 29, 2024
Orange County & Sedgwick "No Telehealth" Policy
According to Third-Party Administrator (TPA) Sedgwick, the County of Orange refuses to reimburse providers for treating injured employees via telehealth.Sedgwick claim...
Jul 19, 2023
NY WCB Bulletin: Telehealth Bill Objections
Heads up, New York State providers: the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) recently issued a bulletin clarifying when payers can (and cannot) object to a bill for treating inj...
Jun 30, 2022
DWC Adopts New Telehealth Code List
On June 17, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released revisions to the list of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Codes, adding six n...
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 19, 2022
DWC Adopts New Telehealth Code List
On January 5, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released revisions to the list of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Telehealth Codes. In ...
Jan 5, 2022
2022 Telehealth: 10 Important Billing Rules for CA Workers' Comp
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, telehealth remains a viable alternative to in-person treatment for California workers’ comp providers. Below are the most important ...
Aug 9, 2021
2021 Telehealth Billing Guide for CA Workers' Comp
With COVID-19 hardly in the rearview mirror just yet, California workers’ comp providers can still utilize telehealth as a safer alternative to in-person treatment. But of co...
Mar 26, 2021
Zurich Delays Telehealth Reimbursement During Pandemic
Zurich seems committed to a policy of improperly denying reimbursement for telehealth services, during a pandemic in which remote treatment is crucial to maintaining care for...
Oct 29, 2020
DWC Adopts 11 New Telehealth Service Codes
In a Newsline dated October 27, 2020, the California Division of Workers Compensation (DWC) announced the adoption of the updated Medicare List of Telehealth Services, which ...