DWC Updates Hospital Reimbursement Manual

The Florida Division of Workers' Compensation on Friday announced that it adopted a new hospital reimbursement rate manual that will go into effect at the start of 2015. The 2014 edition of the Florida Workers' Compensation Reimbursement Manual for Hospitals, which replaces the 2006 edition currently in use, is expected to save about $26 million, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI said about $16 million in savings will come from changes in reimbursement rates for outpatient services. The current reimbursement manual uses three categories for outpat...