How Do I Get My Patients to Pay?
When it comes to managing your accounts receivable, you must take a proactive step to make it a top priority in your office.
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Isthmic Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
The term “spondylolisthesis” is derived from the Greek roots, “spondylo-,” meaning spine, and “listhesis,” meaning to slide. Spondylolisthesis describes a forward slip of a vertebral body with respect to the vertebra below, and is classified by distinct origin
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How to Increase Your Referrals from Medical Providers
Statistics consistently report that low back pain is one of the most common complaints mentioned during a patient’s visit with a primary care provider (PCP). Although chiropractic care is an effective treatment option for this condition, referring patients with back pain to your office may not be the first thing on that doctor’s mind.
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Medicare Fees Increase (for some)
Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on 2/9/2018, changing the Medicare physician fee schedule and the processing of Medicare services. Section 50201 of this Act has made a change to the work Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) floor, effective retroactive to 1/1/2018. Any area that previously was in an area with a work GPCI of less than 1.000 will be impacted.
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Medicare Fee Schedule and Locality
Where can I find the Medicare Fee Schedule?
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CMS Finalizes Quality Payment Program Rule for Year 2018
On November 2nd, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule with comment for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (calendar year 2018), as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), as well as an interim final rule with comment.
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Lumbar Disc Lesions
This month we will review the existing best practice literature regarding the etiology and management of lumbar disc lesions. Check out this related video to see what a real disc nucleus actually looks like. Then register for the Orthopedic Diplomate Class 1: Best Practice Management of LBP at the ICS fall convention [link needed for completion] to learn more about the most common conditions that cause LBP, the functional problems that perpetuate those conditions, and how to dramatically improve your clinical outcomes by using a highly-effective “classification” system.
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CMS Eases Eligibility Threshold Again on MIPS Participation
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that they intend to further raise the threshold for participation in its Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). In its much-anticipated proposed 2018 rule for the Quality Payment Program (QPP), CMSproposed to increase the threshold to exclude MIPS-eligible clinicians or groups with $90,000 or less in Part B-allowed Medicare charges or 200 or fewer Part B Medicare beneficiaries.
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