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CWCI : 7% of Working-Age COVID Cases Claimed as Occupational, 4% of Deaths

10/23/2020
was claimed. CWCI said there were 647196 COVID-19 cases among Californias working-age population during the five-month study period. Of those 43490 resulted in workers compensation claims. At the same time CWCI reports more than 17000 Californians have died from COVID-19 this year but

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CWCI Assesses Effects of Geographic Adjustment Factors

10/14/2020
The California Workers Compensation Institute said its review of new geographic adjustment factors that were added to the Official Medical Fee Schedule in 2019 found no major change in where dollars are going. CWCI also said that the geographic adjustment factors have not shifted billing to

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More Than 10% of 2020 Claims Are for COVID-19

09/29/2020
More than 10 of claims filed in 2020 were for COVID-19 the California Workers Compensation Institute reported. CWCI said the 41861 claims for COVID-19 filed as of Sept. 21 account for 11.2 of all work comp claims filed in the current accident year. The COVID-19 claims include 224 deaths

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CWCI Reports Drop in IMR Volume in First Half of 2020

09/21/2020
2019 to 119514 in the first half of 2020 CWCI said in a statement. While IMR volume was down CWCI said there was little change in the outcome of decisions. IMR doctors upheld the utilization review physicians decision to modify or deny a request for authorization in 88.8 of decisions issued

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New CWCI Online Program Aims to Guide Stakeholders Through COVID Presumption Law

09/21/2020
available to institute members and anyone who wants to learn more about the new law authored by San Mateo Sen. Jerry Hill a Democrat. In the presentation CWCI General Counsel Ellen Sims Langille and Claims and Medical Director Jackie Secia review SB 1159 and another worker-related piece of legislation

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CWCI : Evaluation and Physical Medical Visits Down, but Payments Up 14%

09/16/2020
. But while visits are down the CWCI says payments have increased 14 thanks to several other reforms including the adoption of a resource-based relative value scale evidence-based medicine standards mandatory utilization review and independent medical review. Payments for evaluation and physical

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CWCI Webinar to Cover COVID Presumption, Reporting Requirement

09/15/2020
any business if it determines the risk of exposure to COVID-19 constitutes an imminent hazard to employees. The bill would not apply to health facilities. CWCI General Counsel Ellen Sims Langille and Claims and Medical Director Jackie Secia will review the bills during the webinar that starts

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CWCI : COVID Claims Disproportionate for Skilled Nursing, Hospital, Physician Practices

08/24/2020
COVID-19 claims filed through July the most of any industrial segment. Public safety and government workers ranked second with about 16 of COVID-19 claims. CWCI on Thursday highlighted a feature in its recently launched COVID-19 interactive data app that allows users to analyze COVID-19 claims

Category: News

CWCI : COVID-19 Claims on the Rise

08/21/2020
Claims for COVID-19 increased sharply in May and June the California Workers Compensation Institute reported. CWCI reports 10528 COVID-19 claims with a date of injury in June had been filed as of Aug. 10. Thats more than double the 4438 claims with a June injury date that had been filed as

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Castillo: Key Facts to Consider

08/18/2020
 for the first six months of 2020 compared to the first six months of 2019. Reported claims as of June 30 totaled 241969 compared to 339796 reported in the first half of 2019. Overall claims have not increased due to COVID-19. The CWCI data shows 14487 COVID-19 claims had been filed as

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