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CMS Eases Eligibility Threshold Again on MIPS Participation

Posted by Mario P. Fucinari DC, CPCO, CPPM, CIC | Jun 22, 2017 | Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, zall | 0 |

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.

Lateral Epicondylopathy

Posted by Tim Bertelsman, DC, DACO | May 16, 2017 | Clinical, Orthopedic, zall | 0 |

“Lateral epicondylopathy,” formerly “lateral epicondylitis, is a painful irritation of the common origin of the wrist extensor muscles. Lateral epicondylopathy (LE) is the most common cause of elbow pain. (1) The condition is related to repetitive wrist extension and is commonly referred to as “tennis elbow,” although the majority of those affected do not play tennis. (2)

Chiropractic Management of Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain

Posted by Tim Bertelsman, DC, DACO | Mar 10, 2017 | Clinical, Diagnosis, zall | 0 |

Researchers estimate that between 45-75% of pregnant women will experience low back pain at some stage of their pregnancy. (1-5) Up to 33% rate their pain as severe. (6) Pregnancy-related low back pain (P-LBP) leads to lower quality of life, restricted activity, and disability, with almost 25% of pregnant women taking sick leave for LBP. (2,7-11) The recurrence rate for pregnancy-related low back pain is 85-90%. (11-14) Consequently, almost 1 in 5 women who report P-LBP during an initial pregnancy will avoid future pregnancies due to fear of returning symptoms (15)