Buried amidst a flurry of OIG recommendations, targets and auditing hoopla are two gems that can help us as chiropractors reduce the possibility of EHR-induced documentation problems. The news is riddled with stories about the cost of health care “fraud”...
Many chiropractors dangerously dance right into the grey area with respect to treatment goals between medically necessary care, maintenance care and PRN care. Unfortunately, every payer requires a treatment plan and without one, your claims could be deemed...
In Part 1 of this article series, I introduced the “triple threat” that is looming around your practice attempting to take your money, your license and your good reputation down with it. We discussed the fact that the most likely attacker would be a “secret shopper”...
Over the past couple years, a “triple threat” has been slowly, subversively gaining steam and, in the process, formulating an explosive bomb that could easily destroy your practice. Unfortunately, too many chiropractors have contacted me after facing even...
As third party payers around the country, Medicare and even the Office of Inspector General (OIG) put together a collective assault on healthcare fraud, my email keeps pinging and my phone keeps ringing from chiropractors around the country who are getting...