issue-17-2016

Legal Ease | When the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became effective on April 14, 2001, there were no HIPAA police per se. But revisions of the HIPAA rules throughout the past decade haven’t stirred most DCs toward compliance with HIPAA privacy and security rules.

Money Management | What if the financial planners are wrong? What if you didn’t have to wait 30 to 35 years to retire? And what if you didn’t have to sacrifice your standard of living to max-out your 401(k) or IRA contributions every year?

Coding Keys | The ICD-10 codes changed for 2017 and include 1,974 311 deleted codes, and 425 revised codes. Most chiropractors, fortunately, are only affected by about 70 of these changes—none of which are groundbreaking. But you should be aware of these changes because using deleted codes will result in denied claims.