California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced the decision to extend a second time the provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keep reading to learn more. Emergency Regulations for Medical Legal Evaluations in California At the beginning of 2022, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) responded to the omicron surge of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Qualified Medical Evaluators (or QMEs) play a crucial role in the workers’ comp system. With that in mind, in this post, we discuss the steps you need to take to become a Qualified Medical Evaluator in California. What Is a QME? A QME is a physician certified by the Medical Unit of California’s Division of…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has announced officially that it’s extending the emergency regulations for medical-legal evaluations through October 18, 2022. Keep reading to learn more. The DWC Extends Emergency Regulations for Medical-Legal Evaluations The California Division of Workers’ Compensation has confirmed that it’s extending the emergency regulations for medical-legal evaluations that have…
Interested in becoming a Qualified Medical Evaluator in California? Then keep reading to learn what you need to do to get certified by the Division of Workers’ Compensation. What Is a QME? The acronym “QME” stands for “Qualified Medical Evaluator. A QME is a physician certified by California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) to examine…
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) plans to extend the emergency regulation beyond its current expiration date of July 18, 2022. Keep reading to learn more. What You Need to Know As we reported a couple of months ago, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) adopted emergency regulations that allowed Qualified Medical Evaluators…
In today’s blog post, we discuss the topic of QME doctor depositions, from a definition of QME doctors to the guidelines to bill medical testimony. Keep reading to learn more. What Is a QME Doctor? The term QME stands for Qualified Medical Evaluator. In California, a QME doctor is a physician certified by the Medical…
The surge in infections related to the Omicron variant led the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) to adopt emergency regulations for medical-legal evaluations that allow Qualified Medical Evaluators (QME) and Agreed Medical Evaluators (AME) to perform medical-legal evaluations using telehealth. These regulations will remain in place from January 18, 2022, until July 19, 2022,…
Today we take a closer look at the Second Bill Review/Independent Bill Review Process, from some basic definitions to the things medical providers should keep in mind when they dispute a medical-legal payment. What Is a Second Bill Review (SBR)? The Second Bill Review, or SBR for short, is a process that allows healthcare professionals…
A med-legal report is a medical-legal evaluation of an injured worker that is performed by an independent doctor because the worker or the insurance company disagrees with the report of the treating doctor. Here, the term “treating doctor” refers to the physician who first diagnoses the worker to determine if there’s a connection between their…