Zoom Live Interactive Seminar
This 44-hour seminar covers the mandatory 12 hours required by the State Board (CBCE)
Tuesday 3/11/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation: James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Introduction: including History of Reforms, Laws, Rules and Regs
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10 00 AM Work Comp. Terminology, Intro. to Rating Disability
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Introduction to Spinal Examinations and Impairment
History and Physical Examination
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Introduction: Apportionment under Labor Code §§4663 and 4664
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician
Ethics and Law
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Doctor’s First Report (DFR) and Progress Reports (PR-2)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Permanent Stationary Reports (PR-3 & PR-4)
History and Physical Exam
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chiropractic WC Studies, Court Decisions & Filing Grievances
Ethics and Law
Certificate of Completion: “Fundamentals California Worker’s Compensation System” (8 hours)
Wednesday 3/12/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Review QME Exam Kit, Review Syllabus & QME Study Guides
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Glossary: Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in Work Comp
Ethics and Law
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Glossary (continued)
Ethics and Law
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Glossary (continued)
Ethics and Law
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 1: Physician’s Guide – Worker’s Comp. System (4th ed)
Special Population Care
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 2: Worker’s Compensation Organization
Special Population Care
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 3: Compensability
History and Physical Examination
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 4: Participation in the Worker’s Compensation System
Special Population Care
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 5: Benefits and Payments to Employees
Special Population Care
Thursday 3/13/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 6: The Role of the Duties of a Physician
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 7: Reports And Timeliness in The System
Ethics and Law
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Guidelines (MTUS)
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 9: UR and IMR
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 10: Evaluating Permanent Disability
History and Physical Exam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 11: Duties in the System and Role of the QME
Special Population Care
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 12: Writing the Medical Legal Report
Principles and Practice
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 13: Pmts to QME's, OMFS, RBRVS, E-billing & IBR
Ethical Billing and Coding
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 14: Monitoring Compliance with Rules and Enforcement
Ethics and Law
Friday 3/14/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 15: Physician Conduct & Ethics in Med Legal Eval.
Ethics and Law
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM AMA Evaluation of the Spine-Cervical
History and Physical Exam
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM AMA Evaluation of the Spine-Lumbar
History and Physical Exam
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM AMA Evaluations of the Upper Extremities (UE)
History and Physical Exam
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AMA Ratings of the Lower Extremities (LE)
History and Physical Examination
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Problematic AMA Ratings
History and Physical Examination
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Almaraz-Guzman AMA Ratings
History and Physical Examination
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Physician Compensation under 8 §§CCR 9793 – 9795
Ethical Billing and Coding
Saturday 3/15/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Electronic Adjudication Management System (EAMS)
Principles and Practice
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Apportionment: AMA Guides v. Labor Code §§4663 & 4664
Principles and Practice
Break
10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Report Writing: Overview; using AMA & 8 CCR §46
Principles and Practice
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
Break
3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Report Writing (Continued)
Principles and Practice
5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Review Take-Home Exam
Principles and Practice
Certificate of Completion: “Certification in California Workers’ Compensation” (44 hours)
TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category):
Ethics and Law 10 hours Category A
History and Physical Exam 11 hours Category A
Ethical Billing and Coding 2 hours Category A
Special Population Care 5 hours Category A
Principles of Practice 16 hours Category A
Event Date | 03-11-2025 8:00 am |
Event End Date | 03-15-2025 5:20 pm |
Cut off date | 03-15-2025 5:20 pm |
Capacity | Unlimited |
Individual Price | 3-11-2025 (8 of 44 Hours for Certification that is the requirement for DCs who want to be QMEs ) Register online or Call 916-362-8816. |
Location | Zoom: Link details to be E-mailed |