Industrial Commission Moving Toward E-Billing

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefNorth Carolina has joined a handful of states that are in various stages of mandating the electronic filing and payment of medical bills in the workers' compensation system.But stakeholders warn the Tarheel state's e-billing initiative is in its infancy and remains well behind regulatory efforts in Minnesota, California and Texas."North Carolina has taken a leading role in e-billing, but I think it's still in its infant state," Conor Brockett, staff attorney for the North Carolina Medical Society, said on Tuesday. "We would like to see it ha...