Press Release

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April 28, 2011

Ariz. Appeals Court: Vendor-Reviewed Bills Standard in Workers' Comp Industry

The Arizona Court Supreme Court has declined to review a petition challenging a lower court ruling that SCF Arizona paid a "reasonable amount" to two ambulatory surgery centers. In so doing, the court rejected the argument that SCF violated state law by using a bill reviewer to recommend what to pay.

Canyon Surgery Center and El Dorado Surgery Center (now known as Tucson Surgery Center) filed the petition for review with the Arizona Supreme Court following the Court of Appeals ruling last September that upheld a 2008 Maricopa County Superior Court ruling.

With this decision by the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals opinion is now the established standard for these types of cases, explained attorney Mark Worischeck of Sanders & Parks, a Phoenix-based law firm that specializes in complex litigation and represents a number of insurers locally and nationally. SCF retained Worischeck and colleague Debora Verdier after the surgery centers filed suit in 2003.

“After seven years and four months of protracted litigation, we can finally feel that justice has prevailed,” Worischeck said. Read More

Oct. 14, 2009

CHT taps Qmedtrix reimbursement expertise for Florida employers conference

Orlando, FL – Oct. 14, 2009 - Merrit Quarum, M.D., founder and CEO of Qmedtrix, spoke to Florida self-insured employers on a Center for Health Transformation (CHT) sponsored panel during the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Annual Conference at the Grand Harbor Ballroom, Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resort in Orlando. The conference brought Florida's C-level business professionals and entrepreneurs together to strategize and identify solutions to challenges facing Florida businesses.