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...
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...
I Was Investigated And Here’s What I Learned
by Miles Bodzin, D.C. • CEO of Cash Practice Systems • Many years ago I was reported to my state licensing board by another chiropractor who did not like what I was teaching. Turns out, it’s not so uncommon to be reported by another...
Be Ready When CAs Need to Step Up
by Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC • President & CEO Breakthrough Coaching • Most practices have employees with different levels of potential. The key is for practice owners and managers to identify team members with the right...
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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.