Text Messaging and HIPAA: Essential Guidelines to Protect Patient Information
by Marty Kotlar, DC, CPCO, CBCS • President of Target Coding • When shopping for a text messaging platform vendor, it is crucial to consider Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines and standards that...
Does Your Clinical Assessment Need an Update? Add Balance & Proprioception Testing
by Mark Sanna, DC, ACRB Level II, FICC • President & CEO Breakthrough Coaching • Chiropractors are constantly evolving their clinical assessments to meet the ever-growing needs of their patients. Today, we must ask ourselves: Are...
Box 14 and the Episode of Care
by Mario Fucinari • DC, CPCO, CPPM • When receiving a request for records, did you ever say to yourself that they chose the worst case to audit? Medicare and commercial insurance audits continue as part of the contractor’s responsibilities. While it...
New ICD-10 Codes for Chiropractic in 2025
by Marty Kotlar, DC, CPCO, CBCS • President of Target Coding • The official ICD-10 code set and guidelines for 2025 have been released. They will take effect on October 1, 2024, and remain in effect until September 30, 2025. The 2025...
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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.