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June 10th, 2020
MEGA - NCCI Edit Changes - WHO Knew?
By Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published June 10th, 2020
There was no huge announcement when CMS released new files in April. The files that were released on April 7, 2020, actually replaced files to update the NCCI edits on Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits and Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE). The updated files included;
291,902 Deleted Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits
197 Deleted Medically Unlikely ...
The New ICD-10-CM Code Updates Are Here — Are You Ready?
By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published October 1st, 2019
Chapter 1: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99)
A small revision in the description changed[STEC] to (STEC) for B96.21, B96.22, B96.23. Remember, in the instructional guidelines, ( ) parentheses enclose supplementary words not included in the description (or not) and [ ] brackets enclose synonyms, alternative wording, or explanatory phrases.
Chapter 2: ...
By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published April 23rd, 2019
Have you ever assigned a high-complexity E/M code (e.g., 99205, 99215, 99223, 99233, 99245, etc.) and wondered if it would stand up to further scrutiny? Well, let’s take a closer look at the requirements for reporting high-level E/M services.
Both the American Medical Association and Medicare-published E/M Guidelines agree that a ...
What is Medical Necessity and How Does Documentation Support It?
By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published April 23rd, 2019
We recently fielded the question, “What is medical necessity and how do I know if it's been met?"
The AMA defines medical necessity as:
It is important to understand that while the AMA provides general guidance on what they consider medically necessary services, these particular coding guidelines are generic and may be ...
The Impact of Medical Necessity on High Level E/M Services
By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published March 21st, 2019
I was recently asked the question, "Does 99233 require documentation of a past medical, family, and/or social history (PFSH)?"
The quick answer is, "it depends."
Code 99233 has the following minimal component requirement:
Subsequent inpatient E/M encounters can meet the code level requirement either by component scoring & medical necessity or time & medical necessity. ...
By Aimee Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content | Published March 1st, 2019
Medicare creates and maintains the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and NCCI Policy Manual, which identify code pair edits. When performed on the same patient, on the same day, and by the same provider, the secondary code is considered an integral part of the primary code, and payment for ...
Proposed Rule: Expanded Telemedicine Benefits for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
By Aimee Wilcox | Published February 14th, 2019
Telemedicine continues its rise, with new technologies allowing for better communication and access to more aspects of healthcare than ever before. Each year Medicare has made strides, albeit small strides, in their telemedicine coverage while commercial payers continue to make great strides, constantly improving and expanding telemedicine service offerings to ...
Truncated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
By Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published January 22nd, 2019
Adherence to ICD-10-CM official guideline's are required under HIPAA and adopted for all healthcare settings. We have made it easy to access guidelines and made them available on the code information page, either on the page you are viewing or view more information by selecting the ICD-10-CM Chapter Section/Guidelines and ...
By Christine Woolstenhulme, QCC, QMCS, CPC, CMRS | Published June 26th, 2018
Sooner or later ICD-11 will be released, and it sounds like it will be sooner than later. WHO released the news on June 18, 2018. The World Health Organization stated “ICD-11 will be presented at the World Health Assembly in May 2019 for adoption by Member States, and will come ...
Every regulator, every payer, and every chiropractor will tell you that they have the perfect SOAP note. But then why are they all different? In this raucous presentation Dr. Gwilliam, Clinical Director for PayDC EHR software, will finally bring all these parties together. We'll look at the requirements and elements that make up a good note and then break it down so that you can build one without suffering from a breakdown.
Proving Medical Necessity and Functional Improvement
Medicare is required by law to pay for care that is medically necessary. Medicare considers functional improvement to be the primary indicator of medical necessity for chiropractic care. It is up to you, the doctor, to prove functional improvement and medical necessity with your documentation. Dr. Short will show you how to use common practice tools to document functional improvement, medical necessity and maximum medical improvement.
Inappropriate Payments Made to Chiropractors – An OIG Review
In this webinar, Dr. Gwilliam will take you on a fun filled journey through all of the reports created by the Office of the Inspector General based on their reviews of chiropractors. If you can understand what they see, and what advice they give Medicare when dealing with chiropractors, then you will be better prepared to not become their next target. This webinar may feel a little frightening with hundreds of thousands of dollars paid back to CMS, but, by the end, you will know exactly what to do and what not to do.
Currently Medicare only pays for the adjustment and then only when it is used to correct a subluxation. This injustice within the Social Security Act needs corrected. Dr. Ron Short will discuss the Medicare laws as they relate to chiropractic and what changes need to be made and why.
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Confusing Codes for Chiropractors - 97110 versus 97112 versus 97530
In this webinar, you'll get a deep dive into three therapeutic procedure codes. Dr. Gwilliam, a chiropractor and certified professional coder, will take you thorough the ins and outs of therapeutic exercises, activities, and neuromuscular reeducation. They will be compared and contrasted with examples to make sure everyone leaves with the confidence to document and bill them correctly.
The Evaluation and Management service is an important part of an episode of care.
It is the initiation of care and determines the scope and severity of the patient’s
condition. Dr. Ron Short will review the levels of Evaluation and Management
codes and which are appropriate in the chiropractor’s office. In this webinar you
will learn:
What constitutes a new patient
Which Evaluation and Management codes should not be used
When to use the consultation code
What changes are coming to Evaluation and Management coding
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment and Medicare - Part 2
In this CE webinar, Dr. Gwilliam will continue his discussion from the webinar delivered Dec. 18 about chiropractic manipulative treatment. But this time, it is all about Medicare. If you don't treat Medicare beneficiaries, you should probably listen anyway. Usually whatever Medicare wants is the same thing as all the other payers. Find out the difference between acute, chronic, and maintenance, as well as when to use certain modifiers.
Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment (CMT) Coding and Documentation (Part 1)
The most used codes in chiropractic are 98940, 98941, 98942, and 98943. In this webinar, Dr. Gwilliam will go over the fundamentals of these codes and make sure you are proficient with them. They probably play a bigger part of your practice than any other code, so it is worth it to make sure you are reporting them correctly. By the end of this presentation you will be able to diagnose, document, and code properly for CMT, as well as avoid common mistakes.
The #1 most overlooked injury in PI, and it is found in over 90% of all cases
Presented by Tom Grant Jr. DC
December 11, 2018 Tuesday @ 10:15 AM PT, 11:15 AM MT, 12:15 PM CT, 1:15 PM ET *How to recognize this injury *The most effective documentation terms to use *The best combination of ICD-10 codes to validate it
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8562161323381676035
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Documenting Diagnoses Like a Peer Reviewer (Part 2)
Chiropractors only use a fraction of the codes available in the ICD-10 code set. But each group of diagnoses have things to teach us based on coding guidelines, objective findings, standards of care, and more. In this presentation Dr. Gwilliam will review the most commonly used diagnoses (by chiros) and make sure you know everything that should be documented in order for a peer reviewer to walk away satisfied.
What the Amazon Effect and Other Changes in the Business World Mean to Your Practice - November 27th, 2018
In this webinar, Jeff Smith, President of Cohesion Chiropractic Resource Group, will discuss the continuous transformations taking place in business and society and how your chiropractic practice needs to address and adapt to the changes.
Documenting Treatment Plan and Goals That Actually WORK - November 20th, 2018
Dr. Friedman will discuss the need to document Treatment Plan and Goals and what we MUST document and what we SHOULD document. He'll also demonstrate how we can do this in the least amount of time and with the least amount of effort.
New Patient Processing & How to Maximize Reimbursement -November 13th, 2018
In this webinar, Dr. Marty Kotlar (certified coding and compliance expert) will discuss new patient essentials as it relates to the initial paperwork, cash plans, deductibles and wellness care. You’ll also learn how to eliminate insurance and the in-network vs. out-of-network pros and cons.
Medicare continues to increase their efforts to review doctors and recover “overpayments”. This increases the likelihood that your notes will be reviewed and that you will be required to pay money back to Medicare. In this webinar Dr. Short will show you:
Why you should appeal every adverse decision.
How to appeal adverse decisions.
What information you need in your documentation for an effective appeal.
How to structure your appeals to be most effective.
Skyrocket Cash Collections, Even When Patients Have High Deductibles and Copays
Are you seeing $5,000, $7,500, and even $10,000 deductibles? We're hearing doctors from every state tell us they can't believe how high patients' insurance deductibles are getting. Some are even reporting patient copays of $50 - $60. (That's more than most docs charge for their adjustment!) When accepting insurance, do you know that you CAN'T discount services that apply to these large deductibles? And you can't treat them as "cash" patients. There is a way to overcome this problem of rising deductibles & copays and collect more cash - all while still accepting insurance. This one strategy alone will help you increase your case acceptance, even when patients have $10,000 deductibles. Join Dr. Miles Bodzin for this information-packed presentation. If you're going to be able to serve your communities and sleep well at night, you need this information.
"The Dental Office" CDT Codes, Crosswalking to CPT, and Dental Auditing
Join Aimee Wilcox in an informative webinar on procedural coding for the dental office, how CDT codes crosswalk to CPT codes for medical billing, and auditing concerns to watch for.
When an outsider looks at your records, you want them to easily find exactly what they are looking for. Let ICD-10 codes guide you as you choose the words to use in the Diagnostic Statement in your initial encounter. Don't assume a reviewer can interpret your clinical findings. Spell it out for them. Dr. Gwilliam, ICD-10 guru and all around good guy, will show you how to do that is this webinar.
X-Ray and the Evidenced Based Practice: How DC’s Can Demonstrate the Need for X-Rays
Learn:
Improve Patient Outcomes and Satisfaction with X-Rays
Increase Practice Profits Using Research Studies
Incorporate Biomechanical Measurements in Your Patient Communications
Neuromuscular Reeducation, Massage Therapy - Proper Use, Documentation and Coding
In this webinar, Dr. Howard Levinson (Forensic Consultant) will address the erroneous use and billing of Neuromuscular Reeducation, Massage Therapy and Hydrotherapy in chiropractic clinics. He will offer strategies regarding how these services may be used appropriately in the chiropractic setting and provide documentation and coding information.
In this webinar, Dr. Friedman will discuss how the Assessment may be the most misunderstood aspect of our documentation and how we can document it properly and quickly so it shows how the patient is progressing with care.
Chiropractic Practice For Sale - When, Where, Why & How Much?
Dr. Tom Necela of The Strategic Chiropractor will share tips & tactics to help you with some of the biggest decisions every doc faces towards the end of their career: when to sell, where to find buyers, why sell (and what other options are available) and of course, how much is your chiropractic practice worth. If you are considering a chiropractic practice sale or transition within the next few years, this is a webinar you won't want to miss!
In this webinar, we are going to discuss what a Chart Review is, why it's mandatory, YOUR benefits to conducting our outsourcing a Chart Review along with the general steps for preparing, performing and properly documenting a Chart Review and its findings. Also, learn what to do post Chart Review - what your next steps should be and how to prioritize.
Join the Posture Expert, Dr. Steven Weiniger, and find out why the American College of Physicians recommends motor control exercise (MCE) for low back pain over drugs and surgery. Learn how StrongPosture® MCE protocols synergizes with chiropractic by correlating the individual’s unique perceptions with objective benchmarks to systematically correct sensorimotor errors and functionally strengthen posture.
In Part 1, Dr. Gwilliam shared with you where auditors and claim reviewers get their information from. Now it is your turn. Dr. Gwilliam will guide you through some of the criteria and systems he uses when reviewing charts for attorneys and doctors. Bring your 2018 DeskBook along because Appendix D will be your friend as you figure out how to keep mistakes out of your practice.
In this webinar, Dr. Marty Kotlar (certified coding and compliance expert) will discuss how to create an OIG/Medicare compliance plan. He will explain how to create policies, how to perform a "self-test" on your SOAP notes, search the Medicare exclusions list, Stark, anti-kickback and how to handle compliance concerns.
Medicare reviews claims for a variety of reasons. Some are routine and are not a problem for the doctor or the practice. Some are investigatory in nature and indicate a serious potential threat for both the doctor and the practice. Dr. Ron Short will go over the types of reviews and which are routine and which should cause you to lose sleep.
In this webinar you will learn:
-What routine reviews are and why they are conducted
-What reviews are a potential risk
-What triggers reviews
-When to get help and what kind of help to get
In this presentation, Dr. Gwilliam, a widely renowned auditor and coder, will reveal to you the references he and other auditors use when reviewing your claims and documentation. These include coding books, Medicare guidelines, and private payor policies. Buckle up for a wild ride.
The KEY to EXCEPTIONAL Documentation in the LEAST Amount of Time
Dr. Friedman has been practicing for 31 years and has been teaching documentation, performing record reviews and IMEs and helping doctors with board issues and malpractice complaints for years. With all of this experience in the documentation world, Dr. Friedman has discovered the one common denominator that can help us document exceptionally well in much less time. This one common denominator, if documented properly, will work for every kind of patient, including Medicare and personal injury. This ONE thing might just be the key to unlocking the treasure.
Time for a little refresher. You might think you know ICD-10 now that it has been around for a while. The guidelines teach which codes go first, how certain key words are defined, and ensure that you submit the right information on your claim forms. This webinar will be taught by Dr. Evan Gwilliam who helped write ChiroCode's ICD-10 book and is a certified ICD-10 instructor.
Presented by Evan Gwilliam DC MBA BS CPC NCICS CCPC CCCPC CPC-I MCS-P CPMA June 19, 2018 Tuesday @ 10:15 AM PT, 11:15 AM MT, 12:15 PM CT, 1:15 PM ET Are you getting denials from payers for things that they say are bundled into chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) codes? ...
Healthcare Compliance- Fraud/Waste/Abuse…Avoiding the Pitfalls
Presented by Howard Levinson, DC
June 12, 2018 Tuesday @ 10:15 AM PT, 11:15 AM MT, 12:15 PM CT, 1:15 PM ET Dr. Levinson will discuss what constitutes healthcare fraud, waste and abuse and some of the strategies the insurance industry uses to identify outlier providers. Examples of healthcare providers who ...
In this webinar, we're going to go back to the fundamentals and allow you to evaluate your own over-the-counter collections systems and immediately implement one or more steps for improvement, making a difference in your cash flow, starting now.
The Most Expensive Documentation Mistakes Chiropractors Make
Notes need to give payers the information they need in order to adjudicate your claims. Do your notes include what they need to see? Can you standardize and simplify your note taking process to decrease your administrative burden? In this webinar, Dr. Gwilliam, Certified Coder, Certified Professional Medical Auditor, and Clinical Director for PayDC Chiropractic EHR Software, will show you how to make it easy. He will review examples and boost your confidence that you are doing things correctly.
Coding and Documenting Physical Therapy Treatment Modalities
Presented by Evan Gwilliam DC MBA BS CPC NCICS CCPC CCCPC CPC-I MCS-P CPMA May 22nd, 2018 Tuesday @ 10:15 AM PT, 11:15 AM MT, 12:15 PM CT, 1:15 PM ET Ever wonder how to get paid for that e-stim or ultrasound? Do payers give you a hard time and ...
Learn:
- Which history and exam findings determine which x-ray views to order
- How biomechanical measurements result in better patient care
- The results of a new chiropractic survey how digital radiography impacts patient care plans.
How to Handle High Deductibles, Cash Plans and Pre-Pays
In this webinar, Dr. Marty Kotlar (certified coding and compliance expert) will discuss how to handle high deductibles, pre-pays, discounts, hardships and in-network vs. out-of- network care plans. Learn what the OIG is looking for when it comes to discounts and offering free services.
Proving Medical Necessity and Functional Improvement
Medicare is required by law to pay for care that is medically necessary. Medicare considers functional improvement to be the primary indicator of medical necessity for chiropractic care. It is up to you, the doctor, to prove functional improvement and medical necessity with your documentation. Dr. Short will show you how to use common practice tools to document functional improvement, medical necessity and maximum medical improvement. You will learn:
-What is Medicare’s definition of medical necessity.
-What does Medicare’s determination of Medical Necessity mean to your care plan.
-How to prove medical necessity.
-How to report this information to Medicare.
-How to determine Maximum Medical Improvement.
Outsourcing Your Insurance Verifications to Increase Profits, Save Time & Decrease Overhead
Join Dr. Tom Necela of The Strategic Chiropractor to learn why outsourcing insurance verifications can be an ideal solution to fix one of the biggest insurance headaches that plagues chiropractors and their staff. Virtually every chiropractor agrees that insurance verifications are both a necessary evil and a huge waste of staff time. In this webinar, Dr. Necela will discuss how to increase your profits, save time and decrease overhead by utilizing a simple outsourcing strategy that any chiropractic office can employ!
Documenting Diagnoses Like a Peer Reviewer, Take 2
In his last ChiroCode Webinar, Dr. Gwilliam went over the details of three conditions that are covered by the Diagnosis and Documentation cards available in the ChiroCode store. By popular demand, Dr. Gwilliam has agreed to come back and cover three more. The goal is to show you how to ensure that the code you select matches the documentation created at the encounter. You don’t need to research all of the guidelines for each code in the ICD-10 Tabular List. It has already been done for you. You’ll find out which objective tests to perform and even which CPT codes make the most sense to link to the diagnoses you pick. If you can’t wait for the presentation, pick up your copy of the cards from ChiroCode.com/store today!
Are you responsible for selecting or reviewing Evaluation and Management service levels? Do you wonder how well you know the rules and how to apply them? Join Aimee in this webinar to review and then applly the rules of E/M coding. She will also do a live demonstration of the new Find-A-Code E/M Calculator Tool to assess the level of E/M service for two office visits, one new (99201-99205) and the other established (99212-99215).
Liens and PI care — How to Make Them Work Better...
Liens have been the salvation and anathema for doctors involved in personal injury care treatments. While an essential part of extending needed injury recovery care to those whose insurance coverage is minimal to non-existent, they are not a fool-proof way to secure reimbursement. How do you protect yourself against insurers and attorneys who refuse to honor the agreement? This webinar will explore various methods that have proven to be successful in enforcing a lien to secure reimbursement of your skillful services.
Join the posture expert, Dr. Steven Weiniger, to learn how observing posture engages people for StrongPosture® habits… such as getting adjusted! Posture literally sets the baseline for all locomotor function, and current research confirms the importance of improving vertical alignment to functionally improve pain as well as longevity.
DCs across the globe use the free PostureZone app and StrongPosture® rehab protocols to literally help people stand taller. Learn the framework to communicate bio-mechanics to patients, the public and other professionals. First for patient compliance, then results, and then for retention and referrals!
Applying the wrong modifier to a surgical procedure can cause a claim to deny or put you at risk of over-payment and accusations of fraud and abuse. Join Aimee as she demonstrates the proper use of surgical modifiers.
As we move into 2018, a higher percentage of your clinic’s cash flow is going to come from the patient, not insurance carriers. If you don’t change your office systems to ensure that you are collecting this money at the time the patient values your care the most, the revenue cycle in your clinic is going to begin to slow significantly.
Coding Auditing Inpatient Evaluation and Management — A Hands-On Experience
Do your providers perform and report Evaluation and Management (E/M) services in the inpatient setting? Does the documentation match with the services being billed, or does it fall short? Join Aimee for a hands-on audit of an inpatient E/M service and get an idea of the information and documentation needed to correctly code inpatient E/M services.
In this webinar, Dr. Marty Kotlar (certified coding and compliance expert) will discuss how to add
Acupuncture services to a Chiropractic office. Topics include how to find and employ acupuncturists, CPT/ICD-10 coding, 15 minute increments vs the 8 minute rule, how to bill for office visits on same day as acupuncture and how to create an acupuncture billing and coding policy manual.
Modifier 25 has long been a coding conundrum and an auditor's gold mine. Don't risk take-backs, penalties, or accusations of fraud and abuse. Join Aimee in this webinar on how to properly report modifier 25 and have confidence in your code reporting.
Learn How to Optimize Your Subscription, Searching and More
Be more productive, work smarter not harder using Find-A-Code. With so much to offer, it is important to understand how to navigate our site to get the most out of your subscription.
Ever wonder what an auditor is looking for when they review your surgical coding? Join Aimee and review the basic rules and documentation requirements. We’ll tear apart a couple of operative reports, code them, review NCCI edits, modifiers, and more. Get an idea of how you are doing and things you may want to incorporate into your practice to be better prepared when an audit comes your way. Also, we’ll review our cool Code-A-Note tool and how it can help you locate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes quickly. This tool is great for new coders, coders new to a specialty, difficult coding situations, or anyone who just wants a second opinion on their code options.
How to PREVENT and HEAL Dental Problems so You Can Enjoy a Healthy Body and Life
In this webinar Dr. Jorgensen will share with you the REAL causes of dental disease and techniques for prevention and healing. You will also learn about dental problems that may be making you or your patients SICK, how to identify them, and what can be done to help them get better. Finally, she will tell you about cutting edge dental and health practices you need to know about to improve your patient's health, and how to find a dentist that can provide this care. Don't miss this life-changing webinar!
Risk Areas in Your Practice that You May Be Overlooking!
Let's take a look at the most current OIG work plan to evaluate what investigative and enforcement entities are looking at and what they're finding. Believe it or not, systems and steps you take within your practice are extremely revealing and can put you and your practice at great risk. Great risk for audits and enforcement, great risk for loss of cash flow, great risk for loss of use-able time due to inefficient time management, and much more. Let's also take some time to discuss some easy ways to implement systems in your practice to minimize your risk and enhance your cash flow and productivity.
Documentation Mistakes that Can De-value your Personal Injury Case
Don't make mistakes that will cost you money. In this presentation Dr. Gwilliam will show you how to avoid documentation errors that attorneys and IMEs can use to decrease the value of your personal injury case. Learn how to show medical necessity through the codes you assign and support it properly in the documentation. Create goals that tell the story and establish the need for care. Avoid cloned records. All this and more in this fun-filled presentation.
Proving Medical Necessity and Functional Improvement
Medicare is required by law to pay for care that is medically necessary. Medicare considers functional improvement to be the primary indicator of medical necessity for chiropractic care. It is up to you, the doctor, to prove functional improvement and medical necessity with your documentation. Dr. Short will show you how to use common practice tools to document functional improvement, medical necessity and maximum medical improvement. You will learn:
What is Medicare’s definition of medical necessity.
How to prove medical necessity.
How to report this information to Medicare.
How to determine Maximum Medical Improvement.
The Phased Transition: How to Slow Down Without Killing Your Profits or Potential Chiropractic Practice Sale
Many retirement age chiropractors whose numbers are decreasing feel the need to retire before their practice slips even more. Others enjoy chiropractic and want (or need) to keep working but would like to a more relaxed pace. In either case, the timing and logistics of your transition are critical to your success -- if you want to retain the value of your practice .In this webinar, Dr. Tom Necela of The Strategic Chiropractor will share strategies how you can slow down, plan for your future and maximize the value of your practice and avoid costly mistakes too many chiropractors make in their practice sale or transition.
As part of a good compliance plan, and just because it is smart, you should be conducting at least annual audits in your office. If done right, you should be able to catch problems before some insurance company comes after you and demands money back. In the new 2018 DeskBook, we have provided you with self audit forms that you can copy and place in your Compliance Manual as evidence of your efforts to improve. Solutions for identified deficiencies are also right at your fingertips. In this presentation, Dr. Gwilliam will teach you how to audit yourself and keep the external auditors away.
In this webinar, Dr. Friedman will explain why more and chiropractic cases will be cut off from treatment after only 4 weeks and why you'll be seeing 6 visit maximums in the near future. He'll explain what you need to do get past this and how to determine when more treatment is justified with confidence.
Have you been told that you have to spend many hundreds, if not thousands of dollars to become HIPAA compliant? While HIPAA is complex and there is a lot to learn, anyone can do it with the right tools. In this presentation, Dr. Gwilliam will introduce you to some of these tools from the newly updated HIPAA book available in the ChiroCode store. If you are a do it yourself type, and you don't want to spend a lot of money, and you are overdue for an update to your HIPAA Compliance Manual, this webinar is for you.
Earlier this year the Medicare Administrative Contractors revised their Local Coverage
Determinations. There are some changes that will affect how you document your Medicare
visits. Medicare requires that you have a treatment plan with measurable goals. The treatment plan also serves the purpose of providing you and your patient with a roadmap of care. In this
webinar Dr. Short will show you:
What specific elements Medicare requires in each treatment plan.
How to use common clinical tools to develop effective treatment plans.
Why the treatment plan is critical to proving medical necessity and overall patient care.
This webinar will give you practical information that you can apply in your office the next day.
You can obtain the notes for this webinar by subscribing to my e-mail updates at http://www.chiromedicare.net/mailing-list- signup/ or by following the link provided in my e-
mail update. They will be available by the Monday prior to the webinar presentation.
Which is the Most Profitable E/M Code for PI: 99203 or 99204?
There is a lot of myth surrounding the use of the E/M codes. Dr. Grant will discuss how to best use these codes in a PI case to avoid the potential for a fraud claim by an insurer or a malpractice action by your patient.
So much to do and keep track of for all the departments and requirements for your practice. ChiroCode has developed checklists to help you keep organized and on track. Learn the value of a checklist as well as get a free ChiroCode checklist by joining this helpful webinar.
In this webinar, Dr. Gwilliam will go over code updates for 2018. He will show you some new ways to look at Episodes of Care, which is critical for Medicare. You'll learn how to use self audit checklists to make sure you survive the inevitable third party audit. Confession: This webinar is really just a pitch for all of the cool new things we are adding to the 2018 DeskBook, which will be released in October. We will give you the low down on what you need to be successful next year.
If eligible, you need to start reporting for MIPS by October 2th, 2017. Do you know who is exempt? Are you familiar with the quality measures that apply to chiropractors? Do you understand how to report on the Advancing Care Information or Improvement Activities? Don’t worry, Dr. Gwilliam has done all your homework and, in this presentation, you will get the crib notes containing just what you need to know. You don’t need to feel overwhelmed with Medicare regulations, you just need to know what to do.
Join Dr. Brent Kesler for a special ONE HOUR SPECIAL webinar presentation on Tuesday September 19th at 11:00 Mountain Time. In this hour presentation, Dr. Kesler will share financial tips and strategies that have been used by the wealthy, generation after generation.
This educational segment is full of information that can change or improve your financial outlook for 2017 and beyond, no matter what it looks like now! Rest assured, this is not an investing or sales related webinar. It is pure facts, strategies, tips, and real life examples that you can take note of and begin to implement right away. To learn more about this webinar presentation and to register, visit the webinars tab at https://chirocode.com/webinars.
The New Local Coverage Determinations and What They Mean to You
Earlier this year the Medicare Administrative Contractors revised their Local Coverage Determinations. There are some changes that will affect how you document your Medicare
visits.
In this webinar, Dr. Ron Short will explain the changes to the Local Coverage Determinations and how to utilize them in your practice.
You will learn:
What has changed and how it will affect you
What has stayed the same
How to document Medicare Visits
Learn the benefits and use of full spectrum, phytocannabinoid rich, hemp oil and taking advantage of the ground breaking information that is coming out on the medical benefits of hemp oil. There are new reports each and everyday and health practitioners all over are adopting the use of hemp oil and suggesting its use to their clients. Meet a practicing Chiropractor that is using the full spectrum, phytocannabinoid rich hemp oil in their practice and recommending it to their clients.
In-Network or Out-of-Network....Which is Best for You?
Join this webinar to learn the facts and fiction of In and Out-of-Network status for your providers and practices. Gather information to make the best decision for you and your practice. Learn some of the contract "tricks" that payors like to include which can be costly to you if you aren't sure what to look for or what questions to ask. Making the decision to be In-Network or Out-of-Network isn't the same for every practice. Find out also your risk of audits as it pertains to network status.
Finally, learn about payor guidelines that you must be aware of in order to minimize your risk of audit, review, denial, recoupment and other penalties.
Payors often will say that care is denied due to lack of medical necessity. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a simple formula or litmus test to ensure that each service billed met the criteria? Well, there is and Dr. Gwilliam will show you how to establish a clear "Chain of Medical Necessity" in this webinar. Remove the cloud of confusion and define, once and for all, what medical necessity really is.
How to Launch Your Associate Into Instant Success and Profit
Win-Win Associate Development: Get the help you need, the freedom you desire and the extra income you deserve. Most associateships don’t work out and end badly. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Dr. Lloyd has discovered strategies, systems, processes and techniques for hiring and developing successful motivated associates who produce their own new patients, make more money than they cost, and are great to work with in long-term relationships.
How to Document Subsequent Visits for Medicare and Everyone Else REALLY REALLY FAST Without Driving Yourself Crazy in the Process
Everyone seems to want to know how to document WELL, but FAST. Dr. Friedman will explain and demonstrate how this is not only POSSIBLE to do for Medicare, but for everyone else, too. We just need to find that ONE format of documentation that will work for EVERYONE, so there's ONE LESS THING for us to think about. Believe it or not, Medicare has actually made it EASY for us to document well and fast. Dr. Friedman will take you through the steps, from his perspective of practicing for more than 30 years and from reviewing records, performing IMEs and teaching documentation seminars nationally for years
Keys to a Successful Chiropractic Practice Sale or Transition
In this webinar, Dr. Tom Necela will discuss how to maximize the value of your practice so you can sell on top or transition well to meet your goals - as well as how to avoid the costly mistakes chiropractors make in selling, pricing their practice, finding their prospect, or in the financing of their business sale or transition.
In this special webinar for the Kentucky Association of Chiropractors, we will review the latest evidence available about effective care plans for chiropractors. More information is found in Chapter 4.5 of the 2017 ChiroCode DeskBook, which is all about creating care plans that are evidence-based and focused on measurable goals. Proper care plans still allow the doctor to take care of patients based on their clinical skill, but also show medical necessity to outsiders. This presentation is based on an updated article published last year, and available free here: http://www.jmptonline.org/article/S0161-4754(15)00184-0/fulltext
How to Convert Your Medicare Patients to Cash to Avoid the Penalties of MACRA
The #1 concern reported by CMS about chiropractors is that, as a profession, we do a poor job of understanding maintenance care. Of course, that is THEIR definition of maintenance care. When you better understand the rules of medical necessity in Medicare, you begin to see what they are talking about. The truth is that there is a “gray” area between the distinct “white” of active treatment and the “black” of maintenance treatment, and that gray area is confusing when defining “covered” vs. “not covered” chiropractic care in Medicare. Join us to find out the following critical information in time for the MACRA Section 514 implementation January 1, 2017:
Find out exactly what Medicare deems as maintenance care and how to recognize it with our patients
Learn what your options are for treating your Medicare patient’s maintenance care for cash
Hear scripting that is vital to your patient understanding what’s going on with their coverage, or lack thereof
Properly document the difference between active and maintenance care
Better manage those little incidents that come up for chronic, Medicare patients
Practices find that too much of their revenues are slipping through the cracks! This is too costly to practices and must be addressed! Though there are many reasons and areas in your practice that can have an impact on your cash flow, your Over-the-Counter Collections is one of them! Let's take a closer look at your OTC Collections, identify trouble areas, implement more seamless systems, and all around look at ways you can improve your collections over-the-counter.
In this webinar, Dr. Friedman will discuss the initial new patient exam and how it doesn't do what we THINK it does for our documentation. He'll also discuss what establishes the NEED to begin care and justifies the NEED to continue care. Understanding this concept is CRITICAL for ALL patients, regardless who is paying for the care.
Join Dr. Brent Kesler for a special one hour webinar presentation on May 30, 2017 at 11:15 Mountain Time. In this one hour session, Dr. Kesler will share financial tips and strategies that have been used by the wealthy, generation after generation.
This educational segment is full of information that can change or improve your financial outlook for 2017 and beyond, no matter what it looks like now! Rest assured, this is not an investing or sales related webinar. It is pure facts, strategies, tips, and real life examples that you can take note of and begin to implement right away. To learn more about this webinar presentation and to register, visit the webinars tab at https://chirocode.com/webinars.
In this webinar, get a sneak peak at how ChiroCode audits a typical evaluation encounter. Do you document functional loss? Are you using outcome assessment tools appropriately? Does your treatment plan include measurable goals? Do you document complicating factors? Answer all these questions and more in this action-packed half hour with Dr. Gwilliam.
Chapter 4.3 - Evaluations 3: Diagnosis and Treatment plans
Let Dr. Gwilliam, ChiroCode's Vice President, walk you through the rest of Chapter 4.3 on documenting for evaluations and re-evaluations. This is part 3 of 3.
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Spine Month (October) is your chance to amplify the value of chiropractic! It’s easy to engage people with simple tools you have on hand that show why getting adjusted and spinal health are crucial to overall health and wellbeing.
Whether your focus is people with back, neck and NMS pain, or you focus primarily on keeping people healthy, active and pain free, Spinal Health month is a golden opportunity to draw interest to your practice. Register today to learn how to assess and demonstrate spinal function with a posture picture and get the essential concepts and protocols for ongoing care of spinal health.
~ Build your practice during Spinal Health Month
~ Concepts that lead to referrals and new patients
~ Demos to improve compliance and referrals
Non-Traditional Exit Strategies: How to Leave Chiropractic WITHOUT Giving Your Business Away
Presented by Tom Necela DC, CPC, CPMA, CCP-P
Dr. Tom Necela of The Strategic Chiropractor will discuss how to avoid the mistakes that most chiropractors are making when transitioning out of their practice and reveal "non-traditional" strategies to help you maximize the value of your exit strategy and chiropractic practice sale or transition.
Alert!! THOUSAND$ at Risk for Chiropractors in 2016
Join this group of compliance professionals to learn about compliance hot topics, common Q/A, need-to-know details for compliance implementation and evaluation and much more. Also, this webinar will present to you advanced compliance training tools that will save you time, money and be easy to time manage as you navigate and implement compliance. There is so much to cover in this webinar session, doctors and CA's will not want to miss out.
Presented by Noel Lloyd, DC
Tuesday @ 10:15 AM PST, 11:15 AM MST, 12:15 PM CST, 1:15 EST
Get all the new patients you need! Not enough new patients is the number one challenge that holds most chiropractic practices down. Get new patients right and you’ll succeed. Get new patients wrong and your struggle. Dr. Noel Lloyd will take you step by step through how to create your own new patient Tsunami!
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August 25th, 2020
Do You Have All the Right Dental Resources Needed to Succeed in Dental Medical Billing and Coding?
Discussion with LaMont Leavitt (CEO of innoviHealth) and Christine Taxin (Adjunct professor at New York University, President of Dental Medical Billing, and Links2Success).
Some of the resources and tools they discuss will help you with your dental coding/billing and education.
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