A new CWCI study finds that the average number of medical reports per claim provided by California workers comp treating physicians to claims administrators rose steadily for more than a decade prior to the adoption of the RBRVS fee schedule, fueled in part by increases in the average number of E/M services per claim and in the number of physician reports per E/M service, but claims organizations note that reports still dont always meet regulatory requirements or include all of the information needed for effective claims management.
Benchmark Data on Physician Reporting in California Workers’ Comp Prior to Adoption of the RBRVS Physician Fee Schedule
