tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2011 Issue 19

Workers' Compensation Reimbursement: 5 Guidelines Ease the Pain of Billing Workers' Compensation

If you don't get pertinent information before seeing the patient, expect trouble when you start the billing process. If just thinking about processing a workers' compensation claim gives you a headache, don't worry -- you aren't alone, but remember a few guidelines can help ease the pain.Problem: One of the major points of confusion is that, while workers' compensation is authorized with federal guidance, it is a state-run program. That is, each state has its own rules, fee schedule, and process. Add in the fact that federal and railroad employees have their own workers' compensation (WC) programs and...

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