Do Medicare Advantage Plans Pay for Chiropractic Care?
by Marty Kotlar, DC, CPCO, CBCS • President of Target Coding • Question: Dr. Kotlar, I recently received many Medicare Advantage plan patients coming to my practice. Are Medicare Advantage plans the same as traditional Medicare Part...
Tea Time: Drink to Your Health
by Brent Hearn • When it comes to social beverages—well, social daytime beverages, at least—it’s pretty clear that coffee is king in the United States. Sure, tea shops are a thing, but by and large, people hold work meetings at coffee shops. They...
HIPAA Rules and Social Media
by Mario Fucinari • DC, CPCO, CPPM • HIPAA privacy rules were enacted in 1996; the Security Rule came later in 1998. When the regulations were enacted, social media networks such as Facebook were not yet launched. Social media has replaced traditional...
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Why is the Discount Challenge prize amount $15,024? Because that is the average “per-occurrence” fine for Medicare inducements. That’s not $15,024 per patient, that’s not per provider, that’s PER VISIT. Stinks, doesn’t it? To us, the prize amount is worth the investment if we can help our profession better understand proper discounting.