Online DWC Approved QME Continuing Education

WCAB court cases and ever changing California law ensure that the medical legal landscape is always shifting! We continually update our courses to add relevant and new information.

What's New!      Updated 7/17/19
- California AB 1832 has been introduced
Assembly-members Rudy Salas and Eloise Gomez-Reyes have introduced AB 1832. Effectively AB 1832 would constitute an increase in the MLFS which has not  been adjusted since 2006. The bill is scheduled to be heard in the legislature on August 11, 2019. To read the full text of the bill and to track its progress, click HERE.

You are urged to contact your State representatives regarding their needed support of AB 1832.

This bill is being tracked as an "urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety." The urgency of this act is required, "In order to save a critical aspect of the workers’ compensation system from collapse due to inadequate reimbursement of qualified medical evaluators..."

AB 1832 includes the following provisions:
- Require the DWC to immediately increase the MLFS conversion factor from $12.50 to $18.75
- Require the DWC increase the conversion factor on a quarterly basis based on the Consumer Price Index.
- Establish a relative value, greater than zero, for missed Medlegal appointments and any record review time associated with a missed appointment.   
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- New Course Approval - AMA Guides Examples
We are happy to announce that our new course covering AMA Guides 5th Edition text examples has been approved by the DWC Medical Unit. The course discusses AMA Guides 5th Edition examples for the Upper and Lower Extremities and the Spine.
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- All of our courses have been re-compiled using the latest HTML5 website code. These latest improvements will make our courses play smoothly on a wide array of PC's and mobile devices. Check out our Sample videos which are also compiled using this same code! Course 1 Sample
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- Our 12 Hour Report Writing Course was approved by the DWC Medical Unit and has been well received. This course satisfies the DWC Medical Unit report writing course requirement for New QME appointment.

DWC Medical Unit QME Educational Provider #1240 
All course are approved by the DWC Medical Unit to 5/22/2021

DWC Medical Unit Report Writing Course Provider #18 
DWC Report Writing Course Approval to 8/20/20
 

- All of our 6 hour courses have been re-approved by the DWC Medical Unit until 5/6/21.

- The DWC Medical Unit has released a new version of the Physician's Guide to Medical Practice in the California Workers' Compensation System
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QME Examination Review:
If you would like to take any of our current courses in preparation for sitting the QME Examination, please email us! We offer a discount for using our courses for examination preparation!