Opioid Use, Misuse and Abuse Positions Drug-Free Pain Management in National Dialogue
Share this page: In 2016, the U.S. officially awakened to a crisis with respect to the use and abuse of legal and illegal opioid products. You may think the term “crisis” represents a degree of hyperbole, but when you realize 91 Americans die every day as a result of...
Billing & Coding for Extremity Adjustments
Share this page: Question: Dr. Kotlar, I’ve been doing chiropractic extra-spinal manipulation on my patients, however, I do not know how to bill insurance for this service. Can you help? Answer: Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) is a form of manual...
Weight Loss Is Not an Option
Share this page: Providing patients with a weight-loss program is a natural in a chiropractic practice. As chiropractors, we are well aware of the detrimental effects on the spine and joints that result from carrying extra weight. If we desire to approach health from...
Rebel with a Clause: The Compliant Chiropractor
Share this page: If you are or know a chiropractor, odds are good that one of the last words that comes to mind is “compliant.” Most DCs didn’t go to chiropractic college because they’re big on being joiners and obedient rule-followers. In fact, hang around...
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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.