Health and Workers Compensation Certification and QA Division Newsletter

October 20, 2008                                                        Bulletin 2008-No. 06

 

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), Health and Workers’ Compensation Certification and QA Division (HWCN) has published Volume 1, Issue 4 of the HWCN News. 

 

The purpose of this publication is to provide helpful information about Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Utilization Review Agents (URAs), Independent Review Organizations (IROs) and Certified Workers’ Compensation Networks (WCNs). HWCN News is supposed to provide information, give tips, and strive to improve communication between interested parties and TDI.

 

The current issue contains articles regarding but not limited to, the following topics:

 

•           URA and IRO Renewal Application Process

•           New Version of the IRO Request Form

•           Workers’ Compensation IRO Decision Appeals

•           HMO “Annual Filing”

•           Service Area Expansions/Reductions

•           Complaint Handling

•           Meet TDI staff member Emery Robinson

•           Calendar Events

 

To view the current issue, click on the following link:

 

https://www.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/hwcn/HWCNnews1008.pdf

 

 

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