| WEEK 33 |
| Tuesday. 12 August, 2025 | |
| 8:00 am |
Zoom: QME Training 25 OR 44 hour Tracks PLUS CBCE Credit 8-12/13/14/15/16-2025Zoom: Link details to be E-mailed Zoom Live Interactive Seminar This 25 OR 44-hour QME seminar also covers mandatory 12 hours required by the State Board (CBCE) Tuesday 8/12/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Glossary: Physician’s Guide to Medical Practice in Work Comp Ethics and Law 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 1: Physician’s Guide – Worker’s Comp. System (4th ed) Special Population Care Break 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 2: Worker’s Compensation Organization Special Population Care 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 3: Compensability History and Physical Examination Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 4: Participation in the Worker’s Compensation System Special Population Care 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 5: Benefits and Payments to Employees Special Population Care Break 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 6: The Role of the Duties of a Physician Ethics and Law 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 7: Reports And Timeliness in The System Ethics and Law 5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 8: Evidence-Based Guidelines (MTUS) Principles and Practice Wednesday 8/13/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Chapter 9: UR and IMR Principles and Practice 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Chapter 10: Evaluating Permanent Disability History and Physical Exam Break 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Chapter 11: Duties in the System and Role of the QME Special Population Care 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Chapter 12: Writing the Medical Legal Report Principles and Practice Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Chapter 13: Pmts to QME's, OMFS, RBRVS, E-billing & IBR Ethical Billing and Coding 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chapter 14: Monitoring Compliance with Rules and Enforcement Ethics and Law 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Chapter 15: Physician Conduct & Ethics in Med Legal Eval. Ethics and Law Break 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff Principles and Practice 5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Chapter 16: Information for Office Staff (cont.) Principles and Practice Thursday 8/14/25 - (8 hours) Basic Worker’s Compensation (Zoom): 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 Ethics and Law Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Reporting Obligations of the Physician Principles and Practice 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) Friday 8/15/25 - (9 hours) QME Certification (Zoom): James Musick, DC, QME 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM AMA Introduction: Exam Kit, Evaluation of Spine-Cervical History and Physical Exam 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Combining Impairment & Duplications Principles and Practice Break 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Conversion of Body Parts to Whole Person Impairment (WPI) Principles and Practice 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 Review: Conversion & Combining Intro to Causation Ethics and Law 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM Apportionment: AMA Guides v. Labor Code §§4663 & 4664 Ethics and Law 5:20 PM – 6:20 PM Physician Compensation under 8 §§CCR 9793 – 9795 Ethical Billing and Coding Saturday 8/16/25 - (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 Almaraz-Guzman AMA Ratings History and Physical Examination Break 10:20 AM – 11:20 AM Antibias Training Introduction, History & Page v Parisotto Principles and Practice 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM Antibias Training (Cases: Requires test/exam) Principles and Practice Lunch 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Case Law Ethics and Law 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Case Law (Continued) Ethics and Law Break 3:20 PM – 4:20 PM Report Writing: Overview; using the 8 CCR §46 Model 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 using the AMA Model Principles and Practice Certificate of Completion: “Certification in California Workers’ Compensation” (44 hours – QME credit) Certificate of Attendance: CBCE (maximum zoom allowed per year is 12 hours) TOTAL CBCE Hours (by Subject Category): Ethics and Law 12 hours Category A (CBCE) History and Physical Exam 10 hours Category A (CBCE) Ethical Billing and Coding 2 hours Category A (CBCE) Special Population Care 5 hours Category A (CBCE) Principles of Practice 15 hours Category A (CBCE) |