Author: Carlos Boileve, DC, MCS-P

WC Record Requests and Commission Decisions

Every hospital, physician, surgeon or other person rendering treatment or services in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall upon written request furnish full and complete reports thereof to, and permit their records to be copied by, the employer, the employee or his dependents, as the case may be, or any other party to any proceeding for compensation before the Commission, or their attorneys.

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Workers Compensation and Personal Injury: Billing Health Insurance

any issues have been arising regarding whether to bill health care insurance or Workers’ Compensation/Personal Injury. Most PPO contracts required bill submission to the carrier prior to billing the patient. However, Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury are the exceptions to this rule.

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Utilization Review in Work Comp

All of us look forward to opening mail from workers compensation carriers that contain checks, but no chiropractic physician wants to receive a letter indicating that their worker’s compensation bill is being reviewed. However, before you are faced with a review, chiropractic physicians in Illinois should be aware of the utilization review provisions that affect providers – especially since the NEW worker’s compensation reform became effective 09/01/2011.

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Utilization Review

All of us look forward to opening mail from workers compensation carriers that contain checks, but no chiropractic physician wants to receive a letter indicating that their worker’s compensation bill is being reviewed. However, before you are faced with a review, chiropractic physicians in Illinois should be aware of the utilization review provisions that affect providers – especially since the NEW worker’s compensation reform became effective 09/01/2011.

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