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...
One of the most common questions that I am asked in my consulting practice and at my chiropractic billing, coding and documentation seminars is this: “What is the best way to manage accounts receivable?” Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to...
I am here today to talk a little about a frustrating event that happens all too often in your practice — the “lost” claim. Call it lost, non-received, missing, deep-sixed, whatever you like — the meaning is the same: the insurance company...
As I mentioned in my previous blog post Aetna Denials For Manual Therapy (97140) and Chiropractic Adjustments, it appears that Aetna is up to no good again in terms of denying claims for chiropractic adjustments and manual therapy (97140) services performed on the...
If you haven’t been personally afflicted by the latest round of shenanigans from Aetna in regards to bundling chiropractic adjustments and manual therapy (97140), be forewarned – Aetna’s abusive practice is spreading quickly. Over the last several weeks, I have been...