The Colorado Division of Workers’ Compensation (DOWC) recently issued final utilization standards and the final Colorado Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule that affect all workers’ compensation billing, and will go into effect January 1, 2016. Among several significant changes are that these rules and regulations require payers to adopt Medicare’s Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) method of payment. You should be aware of regulatory changes that will affect your billing, coding and processes, and make any necessary business adjustments now to ensure a smooth transition.nnThe DOWC set out to ensure that the transition to the new fee schedule and payment system would be budget-neutral overall; however, providers should examine the rules closely and analyze specifically how fee schedule changes may impact their payments for certain specialties.
