ICD-10 Changes Go into Effect Paving the Way for the Alternative Payment Model
Under the direction of the Medicare Access and Chip Re-Authorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services has made plans to implement a quality payment program that pays healthcare providers for the quality of their work, not the...
How to Make Money with Massage
Share this page: According to a recent survey, massage therapy is the most frequently integrated service in chiropractic practices. But how do you integrate massage therapy profitably? In this article I will cover how to best hire and pay massage therapists. I’ll...
How to Avoid a Ransomware Attack
Share this page: Under HIPAA, the patient must have access to their records in a timely manner. A drawback in the increased use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) is that cybercriminals may hack into a patient’s records or malware may infiltrate your system,...
When Should Re-Examinations Be Performed?
Share this page: Question: Dr Kotlar, “I’m not sure when a re-examination should be performed. I’ve heard that re-exams should be done every 30 days. On some patients, I do not do re-exams at all. Some health plans deny my re-exams because they only pay for one...
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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.